Ankita Bhandari Case Rocks Uttarakhand Politics: VIP Angle Resurfaces, BJP Under Fire

• Ankita Bhandari murder case, three years after conviction, reignites Uttarakhand politics, potentially impacting 2027 elections.
• 22-year-old Ankita, a receptionist at Vanantara Resort, was pressured to provide 'special services' to a VIP before her murder in September 2022.
• Resort owner Pulkit Arya, Ankit Gupta, and Saurabh Bhaskar were sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2025.
• Case resurfaced with an audio clip of former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore naming BJP leaders Dushyant Gautam and Ajay Kumar as VIPs.
• Congress demands CBI inquiry, alleging BJP protects VIPs; government defends its actions, citing SIT success and court rejections of CBI probe.

Why It Matters: Ankita Bhandari case resurfaces with VIP allegations, putting BJP under pressure ahead of 2027 elections.