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Uttarakhand Receptionist Murder Case: Killed for Refusing 'Special Services' to Guests, Says DGP; Accused's Resort Set on Fire The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya after a receptionist's body was recovered from barrage in Rishikesh. The BJP leader's son was arrested, while his resort was bulldozed following protest by locals Uttarakhand is in a state of shock since yesterday after the murder of a 19-year-old girl at a resort owned by a BJP leader’s son came under spotlight. Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said that the 19-year-old receptionist was being pressured by Pulkit Arya, the resort owner, to provide “special services” to guests. As per reports, the victim had told her friend that the owner and the managers of the resort where she worked were mounting pressure on her to have sex with guests visiting the resort. The case sparked widespread outrage across the state, with locals setting the partially-demolished resort owned by the accused on Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami spoke to the father of the 19-year-old receptionist on the phone to commiserate with him and assure him of an impartial and speedy probe in his daughter’s murder. Sharing the information in a tweet Dhami said the sternest action will be taken against the guilty which will prove to be a deterrent for criminals who commit such crimes. The Congress on Saturday attacked the BJP after the son of one of its leaders was arrested in the murder case of a woman receptionist at a re...

Here are top points to this big story -The body of 19-year-old who had gone missing a few days ago, was recovered in the early hours of Saturday from the Chilla canal in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) confirmed. - -Police officials said that Bhandari was killed by Arya and two other staffers of the resort for refusing to indulge in prostitution with resort guests. The cops further confirmed that the three arrested confessed to their crime when they were interrogated sternly. -Locals protested against BJP MLA Renu Bisht and vandalised her car as they agitated over Ankita Bhandari murder case. The MLA was escorted away by Police. -After the body was recovered, locals set Vanatara resort in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on fire. The resort is owned by BJP leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit Arya. -The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expelled Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya, the father and brother of main accused Pulkit Arya, in connection with the murder case of Ankita Bhandari. -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 said. Later locals set Vanatara resort in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand on fire. -Five resorts have been sealed in Dhanachuli area of ​​Nainital district following outrage. Various homestays and resorts were checked by the district administration and it was found that five resorts were not abiding by the norms. -CM Dham...

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand State Commission for Women has formed a committee to monitor the probe into the murder of 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari and keep an eye on all the aspects of the case, as reported by the news agency PTI. "It is an extremely sensitive matter in which urgent action needs to be taken. A special committee has been set up by the commission to keep a close eye on the ongoing probe into the case," PTI quoted president of the commission Kusum Kandwal as saying. The committee comprises of SDM Yamkeshwar, Pauri's District Programme Officer, and Lakshman Jhoola police station sub inspector. They will inform the commission about the progress in the investigation, Kandwal said. Ankita Bhandari, who used to work as a receptionist at a resort near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, was allegedly killed by the resort owner Pulkit Arya, the son of former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Arya,and two of his accomplices. Vinod Arya was expelled by the BJP after Pulkit's name cropped up in the case. She was missing for at least six days before the Uttarakhand administration recovered her body from the Chilla canal in Rishikesh on September 24. The three accused in the case, including Pulkit Arya, were arrested within 24 hours of the matter being handed over to the police from revenue police on September 22. Earlier in the day, P Renuka, in charge of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), said that all the officers and employees of revenue police in Pauri distric...

By Agencies PAURI: In a major development in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, the family of the 19-year-old woman receptionist who was killed in Uttarakhand allegedly by her employer refused on Sunday to conduct her last rites until they get the final postmortem details, even as a preliminary report said she died due to drowning. The draft report released by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, also said antemortem injuries (injuries before death) have been found on Ankita Bhandari's body, suggestive of a blunt force trauma. However, she died of drowning, said the preliminary report. Bhandari's body was recovered from the Cheela canal close to Rishikesh early on Saturday, six days after her parents found her missing from her room. The postmortem was conducted by a four-member team of doctors at AIIMS on Saturday. The details of injuries and other findings will be given in the final report, said the draft. Ankita's father and brother on Sunday refused to perform her last rites until they get the final postmortem report. "I am not satisfied with the provisional postmortem report. Her last rites will not be performed until we get the final detailed report," her father Virendra Singh Bhandari told PTI. "We won't conduct her last rites until her post-mortem report is given. We saw in her provisional report that she was beaten up and was thrown in a river. But we're awaiting the final report," said Ajay Singh Bhandari, brother of Ankita Bhandari. He also said ...

Former employees of the Vanantara Resort in Pauri district of Uttarakhand, where 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari was working as a receptionist when she was murdered, have stated that several illegal activities were regularly carried out on the premises, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The resort was partially demolished by authorities in Pauri Garhwal district. (PTI) Special investigation team (SIT) chief, P Renuka Devi, told reporters that they were collecting statements of the former employees. “The SIT investigating the matter will soon prepare recorded the statements of former women staffers who worked at the resort before the murdered woman joined there as a receptionist. We have received information about former staffers who alleged illegal activities at the resort. All angles are being looked into,” she said. Bhandari’s body was recovered from the Chilla canal in Rishikesh on September 24. Pulkit Arya, the son of an expelled BJP leader and the owner of the resort, has been arrested as the main accused in the case, along with two others. Devi added that they will apply for police custody of the accused in “a day or two”. They are currently in 14-day judicial custody. She further said that Bhandari’s post-mortem report, received on Monday, pegged the cause of death as drowning and indicated the presence of 4-5 antemortem injury (injuries before death) marks on her body. The report ruled out sexual assault. The murder had sparked massive outrage and protests were ...

Kolkata: The death of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand has left her friends and acquaintances in shock. Vivek Negi, a school friend of Ankita, told NDTV today: "Ankita was excited about her future, her career and she wanted to support her family." Ankita, who worked as a receptionist at a resort owned by BJP leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit Arya in Rishikesh, was murdered. Pulkit had reported her missing on Monday, as did her family, but police later said she was murdered by Pulkit and two of his staff members. All three have been arrested. "Ankita was from a very poor family and while in school, she used to always say that after completing her class 12, she would have to support her family," said Vivek. He added: "We are from the hilly areas of Pauri. People from this area often venture out in search of jobs, but they are usually very simple in nature. Ankita, too, was a simple girl who wasn't talkative. She was focused on her work and desire to stand by her family." People from Pauri, the hometown of the teen, came in hundreds to attend the funeral. "How are we ever going to work outside with this kind of incident happening?" a woman said.