Shimla Police released all Delhi Police vehicles, including one seized earlier, after detaining personnel transporting three arrested Indian Youth Congress workers under transit remand, as confirmed by a Delhi Police officer in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, at approximately 1:00 AM UTC on February 26, 2026, according to ANI video footage posted during the 29-minute reporting window from 12:46 AM to 1:16 AM UTC. The Delhi Police personnel stated, "We are leaving now from here," affirming that all their vehicles had been released by Shimla Police following a stop on NH 5, where they were asked to join an investigation into an FIR registered by Shimla Police at Chirgaon station, as reported by ANI at https://x.com/ANI/status/2026820554200854840. The three accused—IYC workers Saurav, Arbaaz, and Siddharth—were arrested from a resort in Mandli area of Chirgaon by Delhi Police and granted transit remand by ACJM-II Ekansh Kapil at his residence court around 1:00 AM. Shimla Police reported receiving information on Wednesday morning that 15-20 unidentified persons in plain clothes arrived at Chanshal resort, forcibly took the three guests and their Thar vehicle, and removed the CCTV DVR without a seizure memo, prompting the FIR and legal proceedings, according to ANI at https://x.com/ANI/status/2026768075874513204. The transit remand plea by Delhi Police was heard and allowed at the ACJM-II court in Shimla, enabling transport of the accused in connection with the IYC AI Summit protest case.
