In the wake of massive protests following the murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, allegedly by the son of a former Minister, the Uttarakhand BJP expelled the father and the elder brother of the accused from the party on Saturday.
The Uttarakhand police on Friday arrested Pulkit Arya, son of Vinod Arya — who was a Minister of State under the previous BJP government — for allegedly murdering the woman who was working at his resort.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered demolition of the resort owned by the accused, who was allegedly forcing the girl into prostitution.