Mangaluru: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided a house in Ullal here in the city and arrested one person after the day-long enquiry.

A team of 20 NIA officers raided the house of BM Basha, a resident of Mastikatte in Ullal. The team arrived at the house around 5:30 in the morning and continued its raid till evening. The team then formally arrested Basha’s younger son Ammar for further investigation.

According to the reports, the NIA after producing Ammar before the court was planning to take him to Bengaluru or Delhi for further investigation.

Speaking to Vartha Bharati Basha stated that the enquiry was about his granddaughter and her husband who went missing about four years ago. We answered all the questions asked by the raiding team, he said.

“They were at our house from morning to evening. They checked our mobile phones and questioned about some of the videos they found on the phones. We answered them duly and cleared their doubts” he told Vartha Bharati.

“They seized my younger son’s mobile phone and questioned him over some videos found in it. My son answered them. The officers then said they will present him in the court and take him to Delhi for 10 days for “Counselling”. They have assured us that they will send him back if he is clean” he further said.

“We have utmost respect and trust in the judicial system of this country. We are law-abiding citizens and have never committed things against it. And we will continue doing so. We are confident that our son will return home soon clean” Basha further stated.

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police has added charges of rioting against the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) members arrested in connection with the shirtless protest during the AI Summit here last week, an official said on Tuesday.

Eight IYC members, including its president Uday Bhanu Chib, have been arrested so far. Police have added sections 191(1) (rioting) and 192 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot- if rioting be committed; if not committed) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the case.

Addressing a press conference, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime and Police Management & Media Cell) Devesh Chandra Srivastva described the accused as 'aggressive elements' and said that a premeditated attempt was made to breach the security cordon in the presence of dignitaries, delegates and visitors attending the international event.

"On February 20, 2026, while the India AI Impact Summit was underway at Bharat Mandapam, a premeditated attempt was made to breach the security cordon in the presence of dignitaries, delegates and visitors attending the international event. The aggressive elements were immediately overpowered. During the process of restraining them, some police personnel deployed on duty sustained injuries," he said.

He added that during the course of investigation, many individuals were seen in CCTV footage from the event venue and surrounding areas.

"The involvement of several other persons has also been detected, who were allegedly assisting the aggressive elements in various ways in carrying out the act," the Special CP said.

He said to unearth the entire conspiracy, continuous coordination is being maintained with police authorities of other states and raids are being carried out.

"During investigation, Sections 191(1) and 192 of the BNS have also been added. Based on the investigation so far, it has emerged that the offence was committed as part of a deep-rooted conspiracy, and substantial evidence in this regard has been obtained," he said.

Considering the multi-state ramifications of the case, the underlying financial and logistical networks among the accused, and the need for a comprehensive probe, further investigation has been transferred to the Inter-State Cell of the Crime Branch, Srivastva added.

According to police, additional sections under the BNS, including 196 (promoting enmity between different groups and acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 197 (assertions prejudicial to national integration), have been invoked in the FIR. Both carry a jail term of up to three years.

Charges of criminal conspiracy, obstruction of a public servant in discharge of duty, disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant, unlawful assembly and common intention had already been added to the case.

On Friday, the group of IYC workers staged a dramatic protest inside Hall No. 5 of the summit venue by removing their shirts to reveal T-shirts printed with slogans against the government and the India-US interim trade deal, before being whisked away by security personnel.

Police said the accused had registered online and obtained QR codes to gain entry into the venue.

The incident triggered a political slugfest, with the BJP calling it a "shameful act to tarnish India's image on the global stage", and the IYC defending it as a "peaceful" demonstration aimed at safeguarding national interests.