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The Chief Minister just lately met Ankita’s dad and mom and reiterated that the state authorities stands firmly with the sufferer’s household.
File picture of Ankita Bhandari who was murdered in 2022.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has permitted a CBI investigation into the Ankita Bhandari case. The choice was taken following a request from Ankita’s dad and mom, who had sought a central probe into the matter.
The approval comes amid ongoing public concern and requires a radical investigation into the circumstances surrounding the case. The CBI is anticipated to take over the investigation quickly and look at all elements of the matter.
The Chief Minister just lately met Ankita’s dad and mom and reiterated that the state authorities stands firmly with the sufferer’s household. He assured them of lawful, neutral and swift motion on the calls for they’ve raised, stating that making certain justice stays the federal government’s high precedence.
Ankita Bhandari, 19, who labored as a receptionist on the Vanantra Resort in Pauri district, went lacking for practically six days earlier than her physique was recovered from the Chilla canal in Rishikesh on September 24, 2022. Investigators alleged that she was pushed into the canal following a dispute.
Pulkit Arya, the resort proprietor and son of expelled BJP chief Vinod Arya, was arrested in reference to the case, together with two others—Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta. All three had been later discovered responsible.
On Might 30, 2025, an Uttarakhand court docket convicted the three accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The decision was delivered by the Further District and Classes Choose Courtroom in Kotdwar.
Regardless of the convictions, calls for for a CBI probe intensified in latest weeks after Urmila Sanawar, reportedly the spouse of expelled BJP MLA Suresh Rathore, alleged the involvement of a “VIP” within the homicide.
Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal), India, India
January 09, 2026, 18:37 IST
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