Senior Congress chief and MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, talking on the homicide of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, claimed, “The only reason she died is because she refused to become a prostitute.” Statewide protests in Uttarakhand,
Bhandari’s physique was recovered from a canal on Saturday, six days after he allegedly went lacking from a resort owned by the son of a former BJP minister in Uttarakhand’s Laxman Jhula space.
Gandhi, who was in Kerala’s Malappuram district on Tuesday as a part of the ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’, alleged that the resort proprietor’s son, a BJP chief, was forcing Bhandari to change into a prostitute. “They were offering her Rs 10,000-15,000 to become a prostitute. When she refused to become one, she was found dead in a lake,” alleged Gandhi.
Gandhi stated the sufferer had messages on WhatsApp that she refused to “become a prostitute”.
Criticizing the BJP authorities in Uttarakhand over the inaction within the case, Gandhi alleged, “The CM destroyed the evidence in the case by destroying the hotel so that no one could find out what had happened.”
“Women are second class residents for the BJP and India can by no means transfer ahead with this ideology. How are you able to discuss the way forward for this nation if you cannot respect our girls? Gandhi stated, ‘BJP will do something to come back to energy. And as soon as they get it, they are going to do something to remain in energy. ,
At the top of his speech, the Congress chief requested the gathering to face in silence for 1 minute “in memory of the girl’s suffering”.
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The resort the place Bhandari labored was owned by Pulkit Arya, the son of former Uttarakhand BJP minister Vinod Arya and the principle accused within the homicide of {the teenager}.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had earlier stated {that a} Special Investigation Team (SIT) underneath the chairmanship of Deputy Inspector General P Renuka Devi has been constituted to probe all elements.
Action is being taken towards these concerned on this. The father and brother of the principle accused Pulkit Arya have been expelled from the BJP. “The demolition of the resort owned by the principle accused is underway. Some of its rooms have additionally been sealed in order that the proof just isn’t destroyed. We have additionally issued an order to establish and demolish all resorts constructed illegally on authorities or forest land.
Bhandari had been underneath stress from Pulkit Arya — who was arrested on Friday Director General of Police Ashok Kumar stated earlier that resort supervisor Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant supervisor Ankit Gupta together with extra company had been despatched to 14-day judicial custody for offering “special services”.
a provisional postmortem report Bhandari has confirmed drowning as the reason for dying and stated that he had antemortem accidents (pre-death accidents) on his physique, indicating blunt pressure trauma. Though the household had stated that they weren’t happy with the provisional report and sought the matter in a fast-track courtroom, later within the day, the household agreed to the cremation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
