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Dehradun Mahapanchayat Demands Supreme Court–Monitored CBI Probe in Ankita Bhandari Case

Protest leaders argue the referral to the CBI lacks credibility unless it is recast under a Supreme Court judge using her parents’ complaint.

Overview

  • Thousands gathered under the Ankita Nyay Yatra banner in Dehradun to insist the CBI inquiry be overseen by a sitting Supreme Court judge.
  • Organisers said the state’s handover to the CBI relies on an FIR by environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi rather than the family’s complaint, which they argue weakens the case.
  • Resolutions called for treating the parents’ letter as the operative complaint and for quashing Joshi’s FIR, with a 15‑day deadline set for visible progress.
  • Speakers demanded accountability for the post‑crime demolition at the Vanantara Resort and urged that CM Pushkar Singh Dhami be removed or brought under the probe, alongside specified BJP office‑bearers.
  • Although three men have already been sentenced to life for the 2022 murder, new social‑media allegations about a ‘VIP’ link by Urmila Sanawar have intensified demands to investigate that angle.