The Uttarakhand Police probing the horrific Ankita Bhandari murder case said Tuesday that the SIT had recovered two vehicles allegedly used in the crime from a resort where Ankita worked in Rishikesh.
The helpline number, 1902, will remain active round the clock. By dialling the number the devotees could obtain information about traffic, Covid-19, hotels, Kumbh Mela, ‘Shahi Snan,’ and could also register complaints about missing persons and get other details.
The investigation reveals that a private institute hosted camps in villages and collected documents of students, by promising them completely free admission, and fictitiously used the certificates to show the youths as their students.
Ten teams have been deployed in different trek routes connecting this pilgrimage town.
Without verifying the facts, people began sharing the rumour and now police is investigating the matter and has ordered arresting the culprits.
One person, later identified as Constable Harish, started the clash by slapping the victim over petty reasons, as reported.
Umesh Kumar was arrested on charges of conducting sting operation by deliberately creating scenes to cause damage to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and senior bureaucrat Om Prakash.
The four-member Spanish trekking group, detained in Uttarkashi by Uttarakhand Police for illegally using satellite phone during expedition, was released on Monday.
A photograph of Shoaib Ahmed Lone appeared on social media recently, apparently solving the mystery of his sudden disappearance from Uttarakhand.
The Kanwad Mela is at its peak and devotees of Lord Shiva, clad in saffron outfits, can be seen in every nook and corner of Haridwar and Rishikesh.
