"On the appeal of the prosecution, a fine of Rs 4 lakhs was ordered to be paid to the victim's parents as compensation. The full judgment is yet to come... We had presented forty-seven witnesses," Negi, who represented Ankita and was appointed by the government, told ANI.
In a significant verdict, the Additional District Judge (ADJ) court in Kotdwar has sentenced all three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case--resort owner and BJP leader Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar, and Ankit Gupta--to life imprisonment.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge Court Kotdwari in Uttarakhand has convicted all three accused in the high-profile Ankita Bhandari murder case.
Ahead of the Kotdwar court's verdict in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, the victim's mother Soni Devi broke down in grief, urging the people of Uttarakhand to continue supporting the family and demanding capital punishment for those accused in the case that shook the state in 2022.
The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kotdwar is set to pronounce its verdict today in the high-profile Ankita Bhandari murder case, which has gripped the nation's attention since September 2022.
DGP Kumar said that Negi was arrested on March 5. Negi already faces charges under the SC/ST Act, and a new case has been registered against him after he got into a scuffle with policemen during his arrest.
The 2022 sensational Ankita Bhandari murder case has taken a new turn, with the victim's mother demanding the arrest of a senior BJP leader as he was allegedly the VIP whose name appeared in the probe.
Ankita Bhandari was a receptionist at Vananthara Resort, who was allegedly murdered by Pulkit Arya along with his friends Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta on 18 September 2022. 19-year-old Ankita's body was recovered from the Chilla canal in Rishikesh on September 24.
Ankita Bhandari was a receptionist at Vananthara Resort, who was allegedly murdered by Pulkit Arya along with his friends Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta on 18 September 2022.
Uttarakhand government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has decided to name Government Nursing College Dobh to Ankita Bhandari Government Nursing College.
The Additional District Judge Pratibha Tiwari's court in Uttarakhand's Kotdwar on Wednesday recorded the statements of Abhinav Kashyap, the main witness in Ankita Bhandari murder case.