Uttarakhand : In the Ankita Bhandari murder case, the SIT sought police remand for the three accused including Pulkit Arya

The SIT probing the Ankita Bhandari murder case has sought police remand from the court for the three accused, including the main accused Pulkit Arya. Giving information, SIT in-charge and DIG P. Renuka Devi constituted in the Ankita Bhandari murder case said that by filing a petition in the Kotdwar court, the police remand of the three accused including the main accused Pulkit Arya has been sought. It is worth noting that the police is diligently investigating every aspect of the Ankita murder case, which shook the country, so that the accused can be brought to the gallows. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted under the chairmanship of a Deputy Inspector General of Police level officer for investigation. At the same time, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also requested on Tuesday to set up a speedy court to punish the culprits at the earliest.

A high-ranking officer of Uttarakhand Police, supervising the investigation of the murder, claimed that the three accused, including the main accused, Pulkit Arya, owner of Vanantra Resort, were handed over to the police from the revenue police on September 22. was arrested.

On the other hand, in the case of making objectionable remarks on social media regarding the murder, Raiwala police station of Dehradun district has registered a case against RSS leader Vipin Karnwal for spreading tension in the society as well as insulting the woman. CO Rishikesh DC Dhoundiyal said that the search is on for the accused.

Ankita, 19, working at Vanantra Resort at Ganga Bhogpur in Yamkeshwar in Pauri district, was allegedly murdered by resort owner Arya along with two of his employees, manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta, by pushing him into the Chila canal near Rishikesh. Pulkit is the son of Vinod Arya, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Haridwar, who has been a minister of state in the past. Arya was expelled from the party by the BJP after the incident came to light.