Ankita Bhandari murder: Uttarakhand CM instructs officials to ensure law and order

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has instructed the officials to ensure better law and order in the state and also to keep a close watch on the antisocial elements who are disturbing the peaceful environmentThe Chief Minister gave the instructions during a review meeting with the officials on late Sunday evening in the state secretariat The Chief Minister also asked them to take strict action against the criminalsThis comes amid the protests in various parts of the state regarding the murder of a 19yearold girl in Rishikesh Ankita Bhandari by expelled BJP leader Vinod Aryas son Pulkit AryaIn the review meeting the Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary Director General of Police all the Commissioners and District Magistrates to work responsibly in maintaining law and order and peace in the state said a statement by the Chief Ministers OfficeAlso Read Congress observers to return to Delhi today submit report to top leadershipEarlier Dhami had said the Special Investigation Team is probing the Ankita murder case from every angle and the investigation will not be influencedSpeaking to ANI CM Dhami said that all the evidence related to this murder is safe and that there will be no attempt to destroy itCM Dhami also praised deceased Ankita Bhandaris father and said I salute Ankita Bhandaris father that after the heinous crime with his daughter he is trying to move on with the investigation I am in constant talks with the family and his father and the family members have agreed with the actionThe Chief Minister said that all the evidence related to this murder is safe He said he will ensure that there will be no attempt to destroy evidenceThis case will be heard by fast track court because the daughter of Uttarakhand should get justice at the earliest He said that we will request the Honble High Court that a separate court should be constituted for this so that the culprits get such severe punishment that it becomes a precedent in history Dhami saidThe body of 19yearold Ankita Bhandari who was reported missing a few days ago was also recovered on September 24 from the Chilla canal in RishikeshThree persons including Pulkit Arya were arrested on Friday after they confessed to having pushed Ankita into the canal after an altercationThe SIT on Sunday told ANI that her Whatsapp chats were also being probedThe SIT in charge of Ankita Bhandaris murder case DIG PR Devi told ANI that Ankitas WhatsApp chats that have surfaced are also being probedEarlier anger over the horrific crime poured onto streets in other parts of Uttarakhand as well as locals jammed the bus station in Pauri Protestors also gheraoed District Magistrates office in PauriThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever