US EditionWill Challenge Lower Court Verdict in HC, Seek Death Penalty for Convicts: Ankita Bhandari's Parents
- On May 30, 2025, a Kotdwar court sentenced Pulkit Arya and two associates to life imprisonment for Ankita Bhandari's 2022 murder in Uttarakhand.
- Ankita, a 19-year-old Vanantra Resort receptionist, was allegedly killed after resisting Arya's pressure to provide 'special services' to guests in September 2022.
- The victim's body was recovered from Rishikesh's Cheela canal six days after her disappearance, with blunt force injuries confirming physical assault before drowning.
- The court fined Arya Rs 72,000 and each associate Rs 62,000 while the verdict prompted heavy police deployment and a 100-meter zero zone around the court premises.
- Ankita’s parents pledged to challenge the verdict in the High Court seeking the death penalty, stating the current sentence fails to provide justice for their daughter.
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Will challenge lower court verdict in HC, seek death penalty for convicts: Ankita Bhandari's parents
A bigger battle is yet to be fought so that the killers get the death penalty and people think a thousand times before doing this to anyone's daughter, said Ms. Devi as she broke into tears while talking to reporters after the verdict
Refused To 'Serve' VIP Guests, Then She Was Dead: The Ankita Bhandari Murder
Ankita Bhandari, a resident of Dobh-Srikot village in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, had joined Vanantra Resort in Yamkeshwar as a receptionist in August 2022. Less than a month into her job, she was dead.
U'Khand: Kotdwar Court Set to Pronounce Order in Ankita Bhandari's Murder Case Today
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kotdwar is set to pronounce its verdict today in the high-profile Ankita Bhandari murder case, which has gripped the nation's attention since September 2022. India News | U'Khand: Kotdwar Court Set to Pronounce Order in Ankita Bhandari's Murder Case Today.
Uttarakhand court convicts all 3 accused in Ankita Bhandari case - The Sunday Guardian Live
NEW DELHI: The Kotdwar Sessions Court in Uttarakhand convicted all three accused in the 2022 murder of 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari. The court found Pulkit Arya, the son of an expelled BJP leader and owner of Vanantra Resort, along with his two employees, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, guilty of the crime. Charges and Evidence Presented The prosecution presented a comprehensive 500-page charge sheet, including testimonies from 47 w…
Move HC to seek death penalty for Ankita’s killers, says Congress to Govt - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today
PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun The Congress has demanded that a plea should be filed in the Uttarakhand High Court seeking the death penalty for the culprits in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Welcoming the judgement of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kotdwar, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Karan Mahara said that the decision is an important step in the direction of justice and provides partial justice to Ankita. He sai…
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