Ankita Bhandari's Parents, Congress Leaders Detained During India Gate Protest
The family and Congress leaders demanded a hold on Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s Sikkim governor appointment until the CBI investigation into the murder case ends.
- On Thursday, Delhi Police detained the parents of 2022 murder victim Ankita Bhandari and several Congress leaders, including Pawan Khera, during a protest at India Gate against Dushyant Kumar Gautam's appointment as Governor of Sikkim.
- Ankita Bhandari, a receptionist at the Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh, was murdered on September 18, 2022, and her body was recovered four days later; resort owner Pulkit Arya and two accomplices were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Activists and Bhandari's parents allege BJP leader Gautam is the "VIP" linked to the case, a claim he denies and has initiated defamation proceedings over. The family demands a hold on his appointment until the CBI investigation concludes.
- Police released the parents and Congress leaders, including media head Supritya Shrinate and youth chief Uday Bhanu Chib, early Thursday morning. The Congress party claimed the appointment aims to provide immunity from criminal proceedings while he holds office.
- Constitutional protections for a governor could prevent criminal proceedings against Gautam, Congress leaders argue, as the ongoing CBI investigation into the case remains a central point of contention.
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Ankita Bhandari's parents detained during protest at India Gate, released later; Congress slams government
The Delhi Police detained the parents 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, while they were protesting at the India Gate earlier this morning. They were released later, though.
Ankita Bhandari murder: Parents detained during India Gate protest, released around 5 a.m.
Several Congress leaders, including 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’s Parents Detained At India Gate Over Dushyant Gautam’s Governor Appointment
<p>The parents of Ankita Bhandari were detained by Delhi Police at around 4 am on Thursday while protesting at India Gate against the appointment of former Uttarakhand BJP in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam as the Governor of Sikkim. </p> <p>They were released around 5 am after staging a sit-in.</p> <p>Visuals shared by news agency ANI showed police personnel taking Ankita’s mother into custody. Following her detention, she said the family would co…
Ankita Bhandari Case: Parents Detained Protesting VIP Angle
Parents of Ankita Bhandari, a 2022 murder victim, were detained in New Delhi while protesting against the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim governor. They allege Gautam's involvement in the "VIP angle" of the case, which he denies. Other Congress leaders were also detained and later released.
Ankita Bhandari's parents detained at 4am during protest at Delhi's India Gate, mother threatens hunger strike
They were released later after being detained during a sit-in protest over the appointment of the former Uttarakhand BJP in-charge as the Governor of Sikkim.
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