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Bengaluru CEO says products stolen at AI Impact Summit after security clearance. Internet says ‘Need civic sense’
NeoSapien alleges theft of AI wearables worth Rs 11,999 each from a high-security zone during PM Modi's visit, highlighting security lapses at the AI Impact Summit.
- On Monday, Dhananjay Yadav, co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based NeoSapien, alleged several wearable AI devices were stolen from their Hall number 3 booth at the AI Impact Summit.
- Security personnel initially allowed one exhibitor to stay, then a second set asked Yadav to leave while gates remained shut until 6 pm.
- The NeoSapien Neo 1 pendant lists at Rs 11,999, and Yadav posted pictures on X, saying he was contemplating filing a police complaint after the devices went missing.
- Yadav said the loss was more than financial after investing in the summit, and he is contemplating filing a police complaint while Devesh Mahla, Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, said the police had not received any complaint so far.
- The incident unfolded during India's first-hosted AI Impact Summit as security prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2 pm visit, raising questions about access after a security staffer praised the device.
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