Ankita Bhandari Receptionist Murder

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttarakhand government to file a status report on the investigation carried out in the murder of a 19-year-old woman, who worked as a receptionist in a resort owned by sacked BJP leader's son.

A Kotdwar court on Thursday deferred to January 3 the hearing of a plea seeking a narco and polygraph test of the three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

The Nainital High Court on Wednesday rejected the petition related to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

The Uttarkhand Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the three persons accused in the murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari and submitted it before the Kotdwar Judicial Court.

Vinod Arya was expelled from BJP after the name of his son cropped up as the main accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case

"Evidence in the case was promptly destroyed just a day after the crime... We don't have confidence in the SIT investigation," victim's father said

Preliminary forensic examination reports of the visceral samples of Ankita Bhandari, who was allegedly killed by the owner of a resort where she worked as a receptionist, have ruled out sexual assault, a police officer said on Monday.

Receptionist Ankita Bhandari killed allegedly by ex BJP leader's son who owns resort near Rishikesh and 2 employees as she refused "special services"

The Congress on Monday said the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all BJP leaders on the murder of the receptionist of a resort in Uttarakhand shows their insensitivity.

Ankit Bhandari, 19-year-old receptionist whose death set in motion huge protests in Uttarakhand, died of drowning, says her post-mortem report.

The teen receptionist was cremated last evening amid massive protests against the police for alleged slow action. The family had also raised questions on the government action in the case.

"Ankita was from a very poor family and while in school, she used to always say that after completing class 12, she would have to support her family," said her school friend Vivek Negi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Uttarakhand government should act with seriousness and sensitivity in the case of a woman receptionist's killing.

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar has given an assurance to Uttarakhand teens father that the police will produce enough evidence in court to ensure that his daughter's killers are hanged.

In the Uttarakhand teen murder case, audio tapes have surfaced reportedly bearing conversations between Ankita's friend Pushp and prime accused Pulkit, after the murder, in which the accused tries to mislead the friend

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttarakhand government to file a status report on the investigation carried out in the murder of a 19-year-old woman, who worked as a receptionist in a resort owned by sacked BJP leader's son.

A Kotdwar court on Thursday deferred to January 3 the hearing of a plea seeking a narco and polygraph test of the three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

The Nainital High Court on Wednesday rejected the petition related to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

The Uttarkhand Police on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the three persons accused in the murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari and submitted it before the Kotdwar Judicial Court.

Vinod Arya was expelled from BJP after the name of his son cropped up as the main accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case

"Evidence in the case was promptly destroyed just a day after the crime... We don't have confidence in the SIT investigation," victim's father said

Preliminary forensic examination reports of the visceral samples of Ankita Bhandari, who was allegedly killed by the owner of a resort where she worked as a receptionist, have ruled out sexual assault, a police officer said on Monday.

Receptionist Ankita Bhandari killed allegedly by ex BJP leader's son who owns resort near Rishikesh and 2 employees as she refused "special services"

The Congress on Monday said the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all BJP leaders on the murder of the receptionist of a resort in Uttarakhand shows their insensitivity.

Ankit Bhandari, 19-year-old receptionist whose death set in motion huge protests in Uttarakhand, died of drowning, says her post-mortem report.

The teen receptionist was cremated last evening amid massive protests against the police for alleged slow action. The family had also raised questions on the government action in the case.

"Ankita was from a very poor family and while in school, she used to always say that after completing class 12, she would have to support her family," said her school friend Vivek Negi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Uttarakhand government should act with seriousness and sensitivity in the case of a woman receptionist's killing.

Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar has given an assurance to Uttarakhand teens father that the police will produce enough evidence in court to ensure that his daughter's killers are hanged.

In the Uttarakhand teen murder case, audio tapes have surfaced reportedly bearing conversations between Ankita's friend Pushp and prime accused Pulkit, after the murder, in which the accused tries to mislead the friend