New Delhi: The parents of Ankita Bhandari, who had reached Delhi seeking justice in the widely discussed Uttarakhand murder case, were removed by police from the protest site at Rajghat on Wednesday evening. During the action, Ankita’s mother, Soni Devi, fell ill and fainted. She was taken to a government hospital in Burari for treatment.
According to information, Ankita’s father, Virendra Bhandari, and mother, Soni Devi, had reached Rajghat on Wednesday evening along with social activist Yogita Bhayana. They began a silent sit-in near the main gate in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial. Their demand was that justice be ensured in Ankita’s murder case from 2022 and that the alleged VIP angle linked to the case also be investigated.
Police officials told the protesters that Rajghat is not a designated place for sit-ins or demonstrations. They were asked several times to leave the spot, but when they did not agree, police removed them from the site. During this action, Soni Devi’s health deteriorated. She was taken to hospital, while her husband and others were also taken away from the site.
According to police sources, the protesters were not formally detained but were removed from the site under prescribed rules. Sources also said that at the hospital, Soni Devi and her husband refused to undergo a medical examination. Later, Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Burari Sanjeev Jha reached the hospital, and Ankita’s parents left with him.
Ankita Bhandari was murdered on September 18, 2022, at Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh. In this case, resort owner Pulkit Arya and his two associates have already been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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