The physique of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who was murdered and had gone lacking a number of days in the past, was recovered within the early hours of Saturday from the Chilla canal in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced. He additionally stated {that a} Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been fashioned to probe the matter and that the strictest punishment can be given to the killers.
Uttarakhand | Visuals from Chilla canal in Rishikesh the place the physique of #AnkitaBhandari was recovered immediately.
The 19-yr-old receptionist was allegedly murdered by BJP chief Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit Arya who has been now arrested together with different two accused pic.twitter.com/hOSSpGn2e3
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September 24, 2022
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday stated that “Ankita’s body recovered. We’ve constituted an SIT under DIG P Renuka Devi to ensure the strictest punishment for the accused, it’ll investigate the matter. No accused will be spared, whoever they may be.”
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister has additionally given directions to district magistrates to examine all resorts within the state.
#WATCH | “Ankita’s body recovered. We’ve constituted an SIT under DIG P Renuka Devi to ensure the strictest punishment for the accused, it’ll investigate the matter. No accused will be spared, whoever they may be,” says Uttarakhand CM PS Dhami on #AnkitaBhandari homicide case pic.twitter.com/bOpRFrc5lW
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September 24, 2022
“Directed all DMs to take action against all resorts that have been constructed illegally. Action was taken against the resort of the accused. Forensic & other tests will take place there, so sealing is being done. But action will continue,” he added.
Meanwhile, the family recognized the physique of {the teenager} who was reported lacking over six days in the past. “The deceased’s brother and father were here and they identified the body,” a police official stated.
Uttrakhand Police on Friday arrested three individuals together with Pulkit Arya the son of Vinod Arya, a former BJP minister within the state, on prices of homicide of Ankita, who was employed as a receptionist at a resort in Rishikesh.
Police stated that the three arrested accused, together with the supervisor of the Vanatara Resort owned by Pulkit Arya, confessed to having pushed Ankita right into a canal after an altercation and he or she had drowned.
Uttarakhand | Ankita Bhandari homicide case: Visuals from Vanatara resort in Rishikesh that was owned by BJP chief Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit Arya who allegedly murdered Ankita Bhandari pic.twitter.com/cKHcdrfHqx
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September 24, 2022
Meanwhile, the Vanatara Resort was demolished on Friday on the orders of state Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Abhinav Kumar, Special Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister stated.
Locals in Rishikesh gheraoed police automobile that was carrying the accused within the homicide case earlier on Friday. They additionally thrashed the accused