Ankita Bhandari’s mother
Dehradun: The statement of Ankita’s family has come to light after being sentenced to life imprisonment to the convicts involved in Uttarakhand’s famous Ankita Bhandari murder case. Ankita’s mother Soni Devi said that if the culprits were sentenced to death, it would have been satisfied. As soon as he said this, Ankita’s mother’s tears came out of the eyes. The Additional District and Sessions Court of Kotdwar has sentenced the three accused, including Pulkit Arya, the main accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, on Friday convicted and sentenced him to life rigorous imprisonment.
What else did Ankita’s mother say?
After the court’s decision, Ankita’s mother said that a big battle has to be fought so that the killers are hanged and people should think a thousand times before doing so with anyone’s daughter. He said that he is not satisfied with this decision, but his daughter’s soul must have got some peace. He said that he will be satisfied only when his daughter’s killers will be hanged. As soon as he said this, tears spilled from his eyes.
What did Ankita say on appeal in High Court
He said that he said that the killers not only did bad with his daughter but also made his life hell. He said that only a mother can understand the grief of losing a daughter. He also thanked the people for support and said that he has got the first victory today. Asked if she would go to the High Court demanding the execution of the killers, she said, ‘Why not.’
Who was VIP?
At the same time, Ankita’s father Virendra Bhandari said that he wanted a death sentence for his daughter’s killers, so he would challenge this decision in the High Court. Virendra Bhandari told reporters, “Our demand was that the way he killed our daughter should also have been sentenced to death.” Ankita’s father said that he also demanded that Yamkeshwar’s BJP MLA Renu Bisht’s efforts to erase evidence and ‘VIP’ person should also be investigated to know how they were involved in this matter.
The accused will have to pay a fine
Additional District and Sessions Judge Reena Negi of Kotdwar has also imposed a fine of Rs 72 thousand on Arya and 62,000 on the other two accused- Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta each. The court convicted Pulkit Arya under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and fined Rs 50,000, five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 under Section 201, two years rigorous imprisonment in Section 354A and a fine of 10,000 fine and Section 5 (1) of the Immovable Trade (Prevention) Act (ITPA), and five years of rigorous imprisonment for Rs 2,000. Gupta was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, five years rigorous imprisonment in Section 201 and a fine of Rs 10,000 and Section 5 (1) of ITPA to five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 2,000 in Section 5 (1) G of ITPA. All the punishment of the culprits will run together. The court has also ordered the government to give Ankita’s parents as a compensation of four lakh rupees.
What was the matter?
Let us know that 19-year-old Ankita, who worked as a receptionist at the Vanantra Resort located in Yamkeshwar in Pauri district, was allegedly murdered by resort operator Pulkit Arya on 18 September 2022 along with two of his employees-Gaurb Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta. After a dispute with Ankita, Arya along with his employees Bhaskar and Gupta pushed her into Rishikesh’s Chila Canal, which led to her death.
Pulkit Arya is the son of the then BJP leader Vinod Arya, who was shown the way out by the party as soon as the matter came to light. After this case came to light, the resentment of the local people was thronging the streets, which the state government had to set up an SIT to investigate it. The hearing of the case lasted for two years and eight months and during this time a total of 47 witnesses including the prosecution officer were produced by the prosecution. (input language)
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