Overview
- Family members, civil society groups and opposition parties plan a January 4 demonstration at the chief minister’s residence after statewide candlelight vigils.
- Forest minister Subodh Uniyal said the government would ensure security for anyone providing credible proof and asserted that courts, including the Supreme Court, had declined a CBI probe and endorsed the SIT investigation.
- Actress Urmila Sanawar released a video naming a “VIP Gattu” and shared audio that purportedly identifies BJP leader Dushyant Gautam; Gautam denied any role and Suresh Rathore later claimed the clip was AI-generated.
- Congress leaders demanded a CBI probe supervised by a Supreme Court judge and warned of statewide agitation if no recommendation is made within ten days.
- The three accused, including resort owner Pulkit Arya, were earlier convicted and given life sentences, while activists continue to allege probe lapses such as a bulldozed resort room and unrecovered evidence.