Overview
- Two FIRs in Dehradun and Haridwar name former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore and actor Urmila Sanawar for circulating alleged audio and video tied to the case, citing IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions.
- BJP national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam requests takedowns of the material, calls it fabricated, threatens defamation action, and says he will quit public life if the claims are proven.
- The clips identify a 'Gattu' as the 'VIP', portrayed as Gautam; Rathore later claims the recordings are AI‑generated and accuses Sanawar of blackmail, saying he paid her Rs 50 lakh.
- Congress seeks a Supreme Court‑monitored CBI probe, while senior BJP figures offer mixed responses, including Trivendra Singh Rawat urging punishment if allegations hold and the state unit attacking the opposition.
- The original 2022 murder led to life sentences for three, with critics still questioning the resort’s swift demolition and limited inquiry into alleged VIP pressure referenced in witness accounts and chats.