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Ankita Bhandari Case: Parents Meet CBI Officials To Demand Impartial Probe
- •The parents of Ankita Bhandari met senior CBI officials at the headquarters in New Delhi to seek a fair and impartial investigation.
- •Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old receptionist at the Vanantara Resort, was murdered in September 2022 after refusing to provide sexual services.
- •Three men, including resort owner Pulkit Arya, were convicted and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a court in May 2025.
- •The family continues to demand a Supreme Court-supervised CBI probe into the alleged involvement of a VIP guest in the case.
- •CBI officials assured the family that all aspects of the matter would be examined thoroughly and fairly.
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Ankita Bhandari was a receptionist at the Vanantara Resort who went missing on September 18, 2022, after refusing resort owner Pulkit Arya's pressure to provide sexual services to a guest. Prosecution stated she was killed by being pushed into the Chilla canal following an altercation, and her body was recovered on September 24, 2022.
The Kotdwar Additional District and Sessions Court convicted three men linked to the Vanantara Resort on May 30, 2025. Resort owner Pulkit Arya, manager Saurabh Bhaskar, and assistant manager Ankit Gupta were sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment.
Ankita's parents and supporters have continued demanding a Supreme Court-supervised CBI investigation to probe allegations that an influential "VIP" guest was involved in the case. The controversy has resurfaced as the family recently met CBI officials in New Delhi and protested near India Gate.
