Narco test of ex BJP MLA Suresh Rathore and Urmila Sanawar in ten days or face nationwide protest
The aggrieved father of Ankita Bhandari has warned that if the CBI doesn’t conduct the Narco test of Urmila Sanawar and Suresh Rathore within ten days who allegedly disclosed the names of the VIP in Ankita Bhandari case they wi resort to protests and agitation. Ankita’s parents – father Virendra Singh Bhandari and mother Soni Devi – met senior CBI officials at CBI HQ in Delhi the other day. They met Special Directors Manoj Shashidhar and Sampat Meena. BJP MP from Garhwal Anil Baluni was also present with them. This meeting happened 2 days after they staged a dharna at India Gate on Oct 14 against the appointment of former Uttarakhand BJP in-charge Dushyant Kumar Gautam as Sikkim Governor. They were detained and Rahul Gandhi met them there. The CBI has now registered a separate case against unknown persons to probe the alleged role of a ‘VIP’ in the murder.The parents gave a written letter to the CBI Director demanding narco tests on former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore and actress Urmila Sanawar, after their viral audio clips purportedly referring to a VIP’s role in the case went viral. They named Dushyant Gautam and Ajay Kumar as the alleged VIP in the telephonic conversation held within them on the mobile phone.
After the meeting, the family told the media that if the narco test is not conducted within 10 days, they will start a nationwide agitation. Ankita Bhandari, 19, was a receptionist at Vanantra Resort in Pauri, Uttarakhand. She went missing on Sept 18, 2022 and was found murdered. The main accused – resort owner Pulkit Arya and two employees Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta – were convicted and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment on May 30, 2025 by Kotdwar court.
CBI has assured them of a fair and impartial probe.
