Ankita Bhandari Case: Victim's body recovered from Chilla Canal in Rishikesh

The body of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, who had gone missing a few days ago, was recovered in the early hours of September 24 from the Chilla canal in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) confirmed. The 19-year-old receptionist was allegedly murdered by BJP leader Vinod Arya's son Pulkit Arya. He has been arrested along with other two accused. Additional Superintendent of Police Shekhar Suyal said, “The deceased's brother and father were here and they identified the body. The body found at the barrage is of Ankita Bhandari.” Search operation was going on from 7 am, we took out the body of a woman, her relatives came here and identified it to be the body of Ankita Bhandari. The body was taken to AIIMS in Rishikesh,” said SDRF official.