Three Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Ankita Bhandari Murder Case
Ranchi: A Court in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar convicted three men, including the son of now-expelled BJP leader and his two aides, in connection with the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Reena Negi sentenced all three accused to life imprisonment.
Pulkit Arya, the son of a former BJP leader and his two associates, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, had been accused of killing 19-year-old Bhandari, as she had refused and resisted offering “extra services” to a VIP guest in a resort owned by Arya, where she worked as a receptionist.
Ankita had been missing since 18-19 September 2022, after which her search began. Subsequently, the three accused were arrested on September 23, and when questioned by the police, they allegedly confessed to the murder. On their pointing, Bhandari’s body was recovered from the Chilla canal in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh on September 24.
