Dehradun: A 19-year-old receptionist working at a resort in Rishikesh was allegedly murdered. The incident sparked a major controversy following which people gathered around the hospital.
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- Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan wrote to CM Pushkar Singh Dhami requesting him to end the system of revenue police.
- She further added that the state government needs to setup police stations and outposts of the general police force instead of revenue police.
- BJP has expelled Vinod Arya from the primary membership of the party after his son Pulkit Arya was allegedly named as the prime accused in the murder.
- The party has also expelled Ankit Arya, the brother of Pulkit Arya, Meanwhile, the state government has also relieved Ankit Arya, brother of the main accused Pulkit Arya from the post of Deputy Chairman of the Uttarakhand Other Backward Classes Commission.
- The expulsions were done after the State Disaster Relief Force recovered the body of the girl who was reported missing for the last few days, from Chilla canal in Rishikesh.
- Vanatara resort owned by expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit Arya was set on fire by angry locals.
- Three accused including Pulkit, have been arrested in connection with the murder case.
- CM Pushkar Singh Dhami added that “In order to ensure the harshest punishment for the culprits, an SIT has been formed under the leadership of Deputy Inspector General of Police P. Renuka Devi ji and ordered an in-depth investigation of this serious matter,”.
(With Agency Inputs)