Guwahati: The relatives of the dead refused to carry out the final rites because they wanted the post-mortem report handed over, which was a significant development in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.
On the other hand, the government made an effort to persuade Ankita’s family. “Her post-mortem report won’t be released before we perform her last rites. Her interim report revealed that she had been beaten and thrown into a river. However, we’re still awaiting the full report “Ajay Singh Bhandari, Ankita Bhandari’s brother, said
The SIT informed ANI on Sunday that her Whatsapp communications were also under investigation.
According to reports, a WhatsApp conversation has been prominent in the probe. According to police sources, Ankita is complaining to her buddy in this discussion that the resort’s owner is forcing her to offer the visitors “additional service.” Following the murder of the receptionist, there is a great deal of indignation among the populace.
Ankita’s WhatsApp conversations that have surfaced are being investigated, according to DIG PR Devi, the SIT investigator overseeing the Ankita Bhandari murder case.
According to a widely spread discussion, it is stated that the guest would receive “additional service” for Rs 10,000. Talk of providing “additional service” in the name of offering spa services at the Vanatara Resort can be heard in the WhatsApp message.
Ankita Bhandari, according to a resort staffer, allegedly asked him to remove her bags out of the resort on September 17 after calling him sobbing. Additionally, he acknowledged seeing Ankita with three other persons at roughly 3 PM; however, only the other three returned, leaving Ankita behind.
Additionally, he attested that on September 18, at 8 AM, the owner’s brother Ankit Arya arrived and discussed making supper for four people while announcing that he would dine in Ankita’s room. The employee responded by saying that the service guy could prepare the meal; however, the resort’s assistant said that Ankit was trying to deceive the employees because Ankita had not yet arrived.
Anger-filled residents set fire to the Vanatara resort in Rishikesh earlier on Saturday, which is owned by Pulkit Arya, a son of expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya and a suspect in the murder of Ankita Bhandari.
Locals crowded the Pauri bus terminal as well as the streets of other districts of Uttarakhand in protest over the horrifying murder. Additionally, protesters gheraoed the Pauri District Magistrate’s office.
Ankita Bhandari, 19, was found dead in the Chilla canal in Rishikesh on Saturday. She had been reported missing a few days prior. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister of Uttarakhand, gave the order to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the matter.
“The body of daughter Ankita was recovered this morning. This heartbreaking incident deeply pains my heart,” Dhami tweeted.
Three persons, including Pulkit Arya, were arrested on Friday after they confessed to having pushed Ankita into the canal after an altercation.