New Delhi: The post mortem report of Ankita Bhandari whose death sparked widespread demonstrations in Uttarakhand was “died due to drowning”.
The report says that the body had four or five damage scars. The family has been informed of the findings.
The hotel owner, a BJP leader’s son, and two other people are accused of killing the minor because she refused his requests to give his ‘guests special services’. She was initially listed as missing, then on September 24, authorities discovered her body from a canal.
Son of expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya and resort owner Pulkit Arya, as well as resort managers Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, have all been taken into custody.
According to the authorities, the teen was last seen with the three men in a CCTV video.
Vinod Arya maintains his son is innocent and has refuted all accusations made against Pulkit Arya.
The resort had been set on fire by irate locals. Prior to it, the local authorities bulldozed parts of the resort because they believed they were built in violation of the law.
During last night’s violent demonstrations against the police for allegedly taking too long to act, the teen receptionist was incinerated. The family has expressed concerns about the government’s handling of the issue.
Initially, the family and demonstrators refused to cremate the remains, questioning the demolition of the resort where she worked. They claimed it was an effort to obliterate evidence in the case, in which the principal accused is the son of a top BJP leader who has since been expelled.
