Ankita Bhandari murder: Parents released after detention, issue ultimatum to government
Apart from the parents, several Congress leaders, including the party’s media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, social media department head Supritya Shrinate, and Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib, were also detained and later released
Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old receptionist at the Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh, was murdered in Uttarakhand in 2022. Her body was discovered four days later in the Chilla canal. Dushyant Kumar Gautam, the son of former BJP leader Vinod Arya, was appointed as the Governor of Sikkim on October 12, 2022, shortly after her death. Ankita's father, who was detained during a protest near India Gate against Gautam's appointment, threatened to launch a nationwide agitation if the government did not cancel the appointment. The parents, along with several Congress leaders, were released after around 24 hours.
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