Ankita Bhandari case: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet parents protesting at Delhi’s India Gate
Parents of the woman killed at a Uttarakhand resort are demanding that Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as the Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the ongoing CBI probe into the 2022 murder case is complete
On October 14, 2026, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met with the parents of Ankita Bhandari, whose murder in September 2022 has become a political rallying point. Gandhi was accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders. The family, who reside in Uttarakhand, had been holding a protest near India Gate, demanding justice and questioning the BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam's involvement in the case.
The parents allege that Gautam, who recently assumed the role of Sikkim Governor, was implicated in the murder of their daughter. Bhandari, a resort receptionist, was found dead in the Chilla canal four days after her September 18, 2022, murder. Although Gautam, along with two accomplices, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, the family and activists continue to demand an investigation into potential connections involving a VIP.
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