In a startling revelation related to Uttarakhand’s sensational 2023 Ankita Bhandari murder case, a former member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the matter has stated that the much-discussed ‘VIP’ was identified, but no evidence was found against him. He said the SIT initiated a search for the VIP after the term appeared in a mobile chat between Ankita and her friend.
Earlier on December 17, the Uttarkhand Police filed a charge sheet against the three persons accused in the murder of 19-year-old Ankita.
People held a sit-in protest on the Badrinath National Highway in front of the mortuary, demanding the hanging of Ankita's killers, stranding vehicles on both sides of the highway.
In a major development in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, the family of the deceased refused to perform the last rites as they demanded the handing over of the post-mortem report.
On Saturday, Vanatara resort in Rishikesh owned by expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit Arya, who is an accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, was set on fire by angry locals.
The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod and Ankit Arya, the father and brother of Pulkit Arya who is the main accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, from the party with immediate effect.
