Investigations in the Ankita Bhandari murder case have revealed that the main accused, Pulkit Arya had met Patwari Vaibhav, a day after the crime.
Ankita Bhandari was allegedly killed by the resort owner and two of his accomplices. (File Photo)
Investigations in the Ankita Bhandari murder case have revealed that the main accused, Pulkit Arya had met Patwari Vaibhav a day after the victim’s murder.
Patwari is the administrative officer in a village who is responsible for maintaining land records.
Vaibhav is the one with whom the complaint regarding Ankita’s missing was first filed. He has been suspended from his post (Patwari) following the accusations.
The meeting between Pulkit and Vaibhav is also being investigated deeply now.
The investigation has also revealed that Ankita’s friend Pushp had stayed in the resort on September 14-15. Pushp had returned to Jammu on September 16.
SIT TAKES ALL ACCUSED INTO 3-DAY REMAND:
A special investigation team (SIT) has taken the three main accused into remand for three days.
This development comes after SIT had applied in Kotdwar court to take the accused on remand. The court then granted the remand of Pulkit, Ankit and Saurabh for three days.
Earlier, the three accused were produced in court where they were sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
ANKITA BHANDARI MURDER CASE:
Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old receptionist at a resort near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, was allegedly killed by the resort owner and two of his accomplices.
The three accused, including resort owner Pulkit Arya, were arrested within 24 hours of the matter being handed over to the regular police force from revenue police on September 22, an official had said.
The accused had said they had pushed Bhandari into the Chilla canal on September 18 and her body was found on September 24.
The main accused Pulkit Arya is the son of former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Arya, who was expelled by the party when Pulkit’s name cropped up in the case.
Also on Wednesday, an RSS office bearer who had uploaded an objectionable post on the social media against the kin of Bhandari after her murder, was booked for sedition and spreading caste animosity.
(With input from PTI)
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