{
  "id": 14596185,
  "title": "Ankita Bhandari murder: Parents released after detention, issue ultimatum to government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ankita-bhandari-murder-parents-released-after-detention-issue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:52:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ankita-bhandari-murder-parents-detained-during-india-gate-protest-released-around-5-am/article71586496.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Don't come in way of protesting students, they are India's voice: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/dont-come-in-way-of-protesting-students-they-are-indias-voice-rahul",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Don’t stand in way of protesting students, they are India’s voice: Rahul to PM Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/dont-stand-in-way-of-protesting-students-they-are-indias-voice-rahul",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:58:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Ankita Bhandari protest ends in pre-dawn detentions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ankita-bhandari-protest-ends-in-pre-dawn-detentions",
        "published": "2026-10-15T01:10:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rahul, Priyanka join parents of Ankita Bhandari at stir in Delhi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/rahul-priyanka-join-parents-of-ankita-bhandari-at-stir-in-delhi",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:22:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}