Overview
- Pushkar Singh Dhami said the state will hand the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation, following his meeting with Bhandari’s parents this week.
- The family’s letter sought a CBI investigation under the supervision of a sitting Supreme Court judge and urged identification of the alleged “VIP.”
- Protests across Uttarakhand have intensified since leaked audio revived claims of a “VIP” role, with groups calling a state‑wide bandh for 11 January.
- The Delhi High Court directed Congress, AAP and others to remove posts linking BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the case, terming them prima facie defamatory.
- Actor Urmila Sanawar recorded statements before an SIT and submitted audio clips that police said will undergo forensic testing, as related FIRs proceed.