Son of prominent BJP leader Vinod Arya, Pulkit Arya, was detained for the murder of the young resort receptionist in Pauri district, close to Rishikesh.
Digital Desk: Following tremendous outrage over the murder of a little girl by the son of a top BJP leader, the party today fired the accused's father and sibling. Following the arrest of accused Pulkit Arya, BJP leader Vinod Arya and the accused's brother Ankit Arya, who was also a party member, was expelled, according to the party.
Meanwhile, a day after the state razed parts of the Uttarakhand resort where Pulkit Arya murdered the 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari, it enraged residents to set fire to the property. They also vandalized the car of Renu Bisht, a local BJP MLA. Cops were reportedly forced to evacuate her to safety.
Pulkit Arya was arrested for the murder of a young receptionist at a resort he owns in Pauri district, Uttarakhand, near Rishikesh. He and her family reported her missing on Monday, but police later revealed that he and two staff members had killed her. Those two have also been arrested.
The resort is roughly 10 kilometers from Rishikesh's main town.
Following the orders of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, civic authorities demolished the resort overnight.
This morning, the girl's body was found in a canal. Amidst accusations of inaction "because the accused's father belongs to the state's ruling parties BJP and RSS," police are looking into the reason. Vinod Arya is a state minister without a position in the government at the moment.
Police haven't confirmed claims that the teen was coerced into prostitution, although there are allegations to that effect.
Along with Pulkit Arya, other people detained include resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and deputy manager, Ankit Gupta. When questioned harshly, they admitted to the crime, according to the police.
Yesterday when the males were taken into custody, angry neighbourhood protesters surrounded the police car and attacked the officers before they could remove the detainees.
According to the opposition Congress, cops were slow "because of his affiliations with the RSS-BJP." "It's terrifying. "Why did the police register the FIR on September 21 when the girl went missing on September 18?" asked state Congress spokeswoman Garima Mehra Dasauni. "Until when will this brazen misuse of power by BJP and RSS leaders continue?"
Pushkar Singh Dhami, the chief minister, pledged "the toughest action" regardless of the parties implicated.
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