The owner of the resort Pulkit Arya and two of his associates were taken to the spot by the SIT to understand the sequence of events at the resort on the day of the incident.
The owner of the resort Pulkit Arya and two of his associates were taken to the spot by the SIT to understand the sequence of events at the resort on the day of the incident.
The resort where Ankita Bhandari worked as a receptionist had a ‘Presidential Suite’ for VIP guests, said DIG P Renuka Devi, who is heading the SIT probing the matter.
“The resort had a presidential suite and anyone who stayed there was called a VIP guest,” she said.
He said the team has made progress in the matter and has questioned all the staff of the resort and revenue police personnel of the area by recording their statements.
Renuka Devi told reporters here, “We have all the evidence that we collected during the interrogation, apart from the electronic evidence collected from the crime scene, which gives important clues about the motive behind the crime. “
“The victim’s friend has also been questioned and his statement has been recorded,” he said.
Resort owner Pulkit Arya – Local BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son – and two of his accomplices were taken to the crime scene by the SIT to understand the sequence of events at the resort on the day of the incident, the DIG said.
A Kotdwar court had earlier sent the three men to three-day police custody from Friday.
Renuka Devi said that the investigation is now moving towards the role of the Presidential Suite in the resort.
“We are trying to complete the investigation as soon as possible,” he said.
Rumors are rife about the identity of the “VIP” in Uttarakhand.
Bhandari, 19, worked as a receptionist at the Vanantara resort owned by Pulkit Arya in Yamkeshwar block of Pauri district. His body was fished out from the Chila Canal Near Rishikesh.