Uttarakhand: BJP Leader's Son Among Three Arrested For Killing Receptionist At His Resort

Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Pulkit Arya, the son of Vinod Arya, a BJP leader from Haridwar, resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta were arrested.

BJP Leader's Son Arrested For Killing Receptionist In Uttarakhand

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A BJP leader's son who owns a resort in Yamkeshwar block of Uttarakhand's Pauri district was arrested on Friday for allegedly for killing a 19-year-old woman who worked as a receptionist there, PTI reported. Two employees of the resort were also arrested, police said.

Pulkit Arya, the son of Vinod Arya, a BJP leader from Haridwar, resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta were arrested after they confessed to having killed the 19-year-old woman and thrown her body into the Cheela Canal, PTI quoted Pauri Additional Superintendent of Police Shekhar Chandra Suyal as saying.

Vinod Arya, former chairman of Uttarakhand Mati Kala Board, has been granted a state minister's rank by the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led BJP regime but holds no post in the government.

अंकिता भण्डारी गुमशुदगी प्रकरण में गिरफ्तार अभियुक्तों ने पूछताछ में बताया कि घटना के दिन अभियुक्तों ने आपसी विवाद के बाद पीड़िता को चीला रोड के निकट नहर में धक्का दे दिया जिसके बाद व डूब गई। #UttarakhandPolice की SDRF टीम शव तलाशने का प्रयास कर रही है।@ANINewsUP @PauriPolice pic.twitter.com/nWwxHBYShi

— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) September 23, 2022

Initially, Pulkit Arya tried to mislead the police and filed a missing person report on Monday. The woman's family from Pauri-Garhwal also reported her missing. It later turned out that Pulkit killed the woman with help from two staff members.

A team has been sent to search for the girl's body in the canal.

पौड़ी गढ़वाल: वनंतरा रिजॉर्ट की महिला कर्मी अंकिता भण्डारी की गुमशुदगी के प्रकरण में #UttarakhandPolice द्वारा 24 घंटे के अन्दर मुख्य अभियुक्त वनंतरा रिजॉर्ट के मालिक पुलकित सहित 02 अभियुक्तों को गिरफ्तार कर केस वर्कआउट कर लिया गया है। विस्तृत जानकारी से शीघ्र अवगत कराया जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/YcCVJ9GBPw

— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) September 23, 2022

A missing complaint was lodged at a revenue police outpost after the woman was not found in her room by her parents on Monday morning.

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar told India Today, "The woman was missing for five days. The area falls under the revenue police jurisdiction. A missing complaint was filed with the revenue police. The case was transferred to Laxman Jhula Police on Thursday and within 24 hours all three accused were arrested."

According to authorities, a Kotdwar court sentenced the accused to 14-day judicial custody. Earlier in the day, locals gheraoed the police vehicle that was carrying the accused and thrashed them, ANI reported.