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Uttarakhand Protests Over Ankita Bhandari Case Push CBI Probe Demand to Delhi

Protest leaders have set a January 11 statewide shutdown to force a CBI probe.

Overview

  • Thousands marched in Dehradun toward the chief minister’s residence, leading to clashes at police barricades at Hathibarkala.
  • At Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the Mahanagar Delhi Uttarakhand Pravasi Sangathan rallied for a CBI inquiry and action against any implicated ‘VIP’.
  • Former chief minister Harish Rawat launched a six-day padyatra from Haridwar, with organizers vowing continued demonstrations and candlelight marches.
  • The SIT’s December 2022 charge sheet and a May 2025 Kotdwar court verdict yielded life sentences for Pulkit Arya and two employees, but no ‘VIP’ was charged.
  • BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam denied being the alleged ‘VIP’ and threatened legal action, as police said their probe found no VIP involvement.