Several people were reportedly detained outside Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Sunday after a crowd, including Congress leaders, held a protest demanding a transparent and monitored investigation in the 2022 murder of Ankita Bhandari.
The protesters were later detained by Delhi Police , news agency ANI reported.
Fresh row in Ankita Bhandari murder case
Protests demanding justice reignited following the appointment of BJP leader Dushyant Gautam as Sikkim governor amid the ongoing CBI investigation into the alleged ‘VIP’ angle in the murder case. Congress’ student wing National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) also organised a candle march in Delhi demanding justice for Ankita Bhandari and questioned the appointment of a person with a pending investigation as Sikkim Governor. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against unknown persons to investigate the alleged role of a ‘VIP’ in the murder.The CBI probe was ordered by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in January this year on the demand of Ankita’s parents after audio and video clips purportedly indicating the involvement of a ‘VIP’ circulated on social media.
Ankita, a 19-year-old receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand was found dead near Rishikesh in September 2022. The Congress also held a candle march in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on Saturday to protest the appointment of BJP’s Gautam as Sikkim governor, alleging that it raises questions amid a CBI investigation into the alleged ‘VIP’ angle in the 2022 murder of Ankita Bhandari.
Raising concerns over the appointment of a person — against whom an investigation is still underway — as Governor of Sikkim, Jakhar said, “The way the BJP speaks about ‘Nari Vandan’, the daughters of this country are watching, and the entire country is witnessing how you are appointing someone as a Governor when an investigation against him is still underway.
