Shocking AI Summit Theft in Delhi! Bengaluru founder’s high-security wearable stolen at Delhi AI Summit! Did security fail during PM Modi’s visit? NeoSapien’s patented AI device missing, how and why was this stolen?
Delhi AI Summit: The patented AI wearable of Dhananjay Yadav, co-founder and CEO of NeoSapien, Bengaluru, was stolen at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held in Delhi. The incident occurred on the first day of the summit, when all attendees were ordered to vacate their booths for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Yadav himself called it ‘shocking’ and raised questions as to how this could happen in a high-security area. NeoSapien’s wearable is an advanced AI device that can track conversations and analyze emotions. The company had come to show it for the first time at the India AI Summit.
First day of Delhi AI Summit: From excitement to disappointment
Dhananjay Yadav told in his X post that the first day of the summit was very challenging for him. The AI Impact Summit is the first high-profile event of its kind in India. The summit was taking place at the Bharat Mandapam and included:
- Sundar Pichai (Google CEO)
- Bill Gates (Microsoft Co-Founder)
- Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO)
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But for NeoSapien this first day turned into one of suspense and mystery. Yadav told that he had also spent money for flights, logistics and booth, but his AI wearable went missing from the high-security area. During PM Modi’s visit, security personnel ordered all attendees to vacate their booths at 12 noon. Yadav explained to the security that his wearable was India’s first patented AI device and that it should be allowed to demonstrate.
Was it wrong to trust the security team?
Dhananjay Yadav asked the security team if he should take the wearables with him, but he was assured that everything would be safe. Yadav left his wearables there. But when he returned to his booth six hours later, he noticed that the NeoSapien wearables were missing. Empty boxes and scattered items at the booth increased his disappointment.
Dhananjay wrote, “We also spent money for flights, logistics and booth, but our wearable kept in the high-security zone went missing. If only security and official people had access, then how did this happen?”
Was this theft an accident or a plan?
This incident raises questions about how safe it is to trust the security of AI products in high-security events. Was there a network of theft or was it simply the result of a lack of coordination in security? The CEO of NeoSapien says that this incident is very disappointing and shocking for him.