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"BJP protecting rapists and criminals": Rahul Gandhi meets Ankita Bhandari's family; says family still awaiting justice

Rahul Gandhi met Ankita Bhandari's family, who still await justice for her murder. Ankita was a receptionist allegedly murdered after resisting a VIP guest's demands. Her room was demolished before an investigation, raising suspicions about the case. Gandhi alleged the state government protects the VIP due to his BJP-RSS affiliation.…

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Ankita Bhandari murder: A leaked recording, BJP resignations, and letters written in blood

Young girls in Uttarakhand are writing letters to the President in their own blood. State BJP leaders are resigning from the party. From the mountains to the plains, people are taking to the streets. All demanding justice for Ankita Bhandari, the 19-year-old receptionist at a resort near Rishikesh, who was…

Newslaundry

Another Election Show: In Uttarakhand, what will decide votes? UCC, Ankita Bhandari or illegal tombs

The Another Election Show caravan has reached Uttarakhand. In this episode, Atul Chaurasia sits down with the leaders of political parties’ youth wing, journalists and students of DAV College in Dehradun to understand the undercurrents in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

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UCC does not target live-in couples: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

BJP aims for a clean sweep in Uttarakhand amid anti-incumbency challenge, focusing on UCC, development, and stringent laws.

The Hindu

Congress targets PM Modi on issue of development in Uttarakhand

Congress criticizes Modi government for failing to improve Uttarakhand, citing unemployment, migration, infrastructure issues, and law and order concerns.

The Hindu

Uttarakhand: Journalist who sought ‘justice’ in murder case ‘involving BJP leader’ arrested

The Uttarakhand police have arrested local journalist Ashutosh Negi, who has been reporting on and protesting to seek justice in the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case involving a BJP leader’s son, Indian Express reported.

Newslaundry

Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Accused Pulkit Arya Lists 6 Questions He Wants To Be Asked In Narco Test

The main accused in Uttarakhand's Ankita Bhandari murder case, Pulkit Arya has given a list of six questions which he wants to be asked during his Narco test scheduled to be conducted on Thursday. Read on for details:

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Ankita Bhandari Murder: Three Accused To Undergo Narco, Polygraph Tests On Jan 5

The First Class Judicial Magistrate Court Kotdwar on Tuesday fixed the date of narco and polygraph tests of the three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case for January 5. Read on for details:

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Uttarakhand Govt Abolishes System Of Revenue Police

Months after allegations were leveled against local revenue police in the Ankita Bhandari murder case involving a BJP leader's son, the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday abolished the revenue policing system in the state. Read on details:

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Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Nainital High Court Rejects Petition For CBI Investigation

The Nainital High Court, on Wednesday, rejected the petition related to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Read on details:

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Ankita Murder Case: Uttarakhand Police File Charge Sheet Against All 3 Accused

The Uttarkhand Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the three persons accused in the murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari. Read on for details:

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Uttarakhand: SIT To File Charge Sheet This Week In Ankita Bhandari Murder Case

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Ankita Bhandari murder case will file a charge sheet in the court against the three accused this week, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) P Renuka, the SIT in-charge has confirmed.Read on for details:

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‘Drunk on money and power’: What drove Ankita Bhandari's alleged killer Pulkit Arya?

In 2007, when the Akshay Kumar film Bhool Bhulaiyaa released, protests broke out in pockets of the country. In Mumbai, a case was filed against the movie over a song that allegedly “hurt religious sentiments”. In Haridwar, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the RSS,…

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 240: Who killed Ankita Bhandari?

This week host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Akanksha Kumar.

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Ankita Bhandari murder | Bandh demanding CBI probe gets mixed response in Uttarakhand

The bandh was near total in Bhandari's home district Pauri, where almost all the shops remained closed and traffic was thin.

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B.L. Santhosh heads to Uttarakhand amid growing troubles in government

Uttarakhand BJP unit is in trouble over recruitment scam and Ankita Bhandari murder case

The Hindu

Ankita Bhandari murder | Uttarakhand women's commission sets up panel to monitor probe

Bhandari, a 19-year-old receptionist at a resort near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, was allegedly killed by the resort owner and two of his accomplices

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Ankita Bhandari murder case: SIT questions revenue officers, employees of Pauri district

P Renuka, in charge of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday said that all the officers and employees of Revenue Police in Pauri district of Uttarakhand are being questioned in the ongoing case. Read more on Dynamite News

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Ankita Bhandari murder | Uttarakhand CM Dhami provides ₹25 lakh financial aid to slain receptionist's family

Dehradun Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on September 28 announced a financial assist

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami seeks setting up of fast track court for speedy justice in Ankita Bhandari case

CM Dhami said the safety of "daughters" was a responsibility of the State Government and stern action had been taken over the past few days in connection with the incident

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Amid protests by thousands across Uttarakhand, family cremates murder victim

Victim’s father had earlier refused to perform the last rites as he alleged that the resort of the accused was demolished only to destroy evidence; Congress demands justice for the family

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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami calls on Governor, discusses action taken in Ankita Bhandari's killing

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday called on Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd) at the Raj Bhavan and informed him about the action taken in the death case of Ankita Bhandari. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Family, supporters demand justice in alleged murder of Indian woman

Protesters in India's northern Uttarakhand state turned out on Sunday to demand an impartial probe into the alleged murder of a young woman who worked at a resort owned by the son of a former state minister, officials said on Sunday.

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