IYC leader Nigam Bhandari gets anticipatory bail in AI Summit protest case

Key Highlights

• Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Sharma granted interim protection to Bhandari until March 24 on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with a surety of the same amount.
• The court directed him to cooperate with the investigation, appear before the Investigating Officer whenever summoned, keep his mobile phone active, not leave the country without prior permission, and refrain from contacting the complainant or tampering with evidence.
• The case stems from a protest staged by Youth Congress workers during the AI Summit in Delhi.
• According to the prosecution, the demonstration disrupted security arrangements at the venue and created a situation that could have escalated into chaos.
• The defence argued that Bhandari, a resident of Kinnaur district and currently IYC in-charge of Karnataka, was not present at the protest site and had no direct role in the incident.