Court's big decision in Ankita Bhandari murder case, all three culprits sentenced to life imprisonment:

News Topical, Digital Desk : After more than two years, the court's verdict has come today on the country's most talked about Ankita Bhandari murder case. The Additional District and Sessions Judge of Kotdwar has pronounced the verdict today i.e. on 30 May after hearing the case. The court has convicted the three accused Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta in this case. Apart from this, the court has sentenced all three convicts to life imprisonment. Let us tell you that the hearing of this case lasted for a total of two years and eight months. During this time all the evidence and witnesses were presented. A total of 100 witnesses were presented in this. At the same time, SIT was formed to investigate the case, which filed a charge sheet of more than 500 pages.

What punishment did the three culprits get ?

The court has imposed rigorous life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 on Pulkit Arya under section 302 IPC. Apart from this, he has been sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 under section 201 IPC, 2 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 under section 354A IPC and 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 under section 3(1)D of the ITPA Act. Thus, a total fine of Rs 72,000 has been imposed on Pulkit Arya. Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta have been sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 under section 302 IPC, 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 under section 201 IPC and 5 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000 under 3(1)D of the ITPA Act. Apart from this, compensation of Rs 4 lakh has to be given to the family of the deceased.

There was a stir after a dead body was found from the canal

Actually, on 18 September 2022, Ankita Bhandari was murdered in Pauri district of Uttarakhand. Ankita Bhandari was working as a receptionist at Vanantra Resort in Yamkeshwar. Suddenly Ankita Bhandari went missing from the resort and her body was recovered from the canal, after which there was a stir. Resort operator Pulkit Arya, along with his two companions Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, murdered Ankita Bhandari. They pushed Ankita Bhandari into the canal. At present, resort operator Pulkit Arya and two other companions Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta are in jail in this case.

What was the reason behind Ankita's murder?

According to the information, according to the prosecution, Ankita and Pulkit Arya had a dispute over something. After this dispute, resort operator Pulkit Arya, along with Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, killed Ankita. In this case, all three accused were arrested on 23 September. Later during interrogation, they also confessed to the murder. A case was also registered against the three under the Gangster Act. At the same time, on the demand of Ankita's family, the government lawyer was changed 3 times. In this case, Ankita's brother and her father were given government jobs. At the same time, the Dhami government also gave financial assistance of ₹ 25 lakh to Ankita Bhandari's family. Let us tell you that Pulkit Arya is the son of then BJP leader Vinod Arya. However, as soon as the matter came to light, the party showed Arya the way out. At the same time, after the incident, there was anger among the people of the country. People also took to the streets and demonstrated.