Archive · 2 Jun 2025
Accused Get Life in Ankita Bhandari Murder Case
In the 2022 case, Pulkit Arya and two others were found guilty of murdering Ankita Bhandari.
The court gave them life sentences and fines.
The murder happened at a resort where Ankita worked.
The prosecution showed she was pushed into a canal.
The locals protested, and the resort was torn down.
The government formed a special team to look into the case.
The accused were sentenced in Kotdwar.
Pulkit Arya and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The sentence was given by the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court in Kotdwar.
The accused were found guilty of murdering Ankita Bhandari.
The murder took place on September 18, 2022.
The accused were also fined ₹50,000.
- Who
- Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar, and Ankit Gupta
- What
- Pulkit Arya and two others sentenced to life in Ankita Bhandari murder case.
- When
- Sentencing on May 30, 2025; murder on September 18, 2022.
- Where
- Kotdwar, Uttarakhand
- Why
- The accused were found guilty of murdering Ankita Bhandari.
- Victim
- Ankita Bhandari
- Convicts
- Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar, Ankit Gupta
- Sentence
- Life Imprisonment
- Fine
- ₹50,000
- Court Location
- Kotdwar
- Date of Murder
- September 18, 2022
Sources
Ex-BJP leader's son, 2 others convicted of murdering Uttarakhand hotel receptionist Ankita Bhandari
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Three accused found guilty by Kotdwar Court in Uttarakhand
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Resort owner, 2 associates convicted; sentencing awaited
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Resort operator among three sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment
Ankita Bhandari murder: Court sentences ex-BJP minister’s son Pulkit Arya, two aides
Kotdwar 2022 murder case: All three convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in under three years
'She wanted to escape': How 100 witnesses, exhaustive evidence exposed VIP cover-up, led to justice in Rishikesh resort murder case
Will challenge lower court verdict in HC, seek death penalty for convicts: Ankita Bhandari's parents
