BJP Expels Father and Brother of Accused Pulkit Arya Held for Receptionist's Murder in U'khand
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Edited By: Majid Alam
Last Updated: September 24, 2022, 14:39 IST
New Delhi, India
Accused arrested by police in connection with its probe into the murder of a female resort receptionist, in Pauri Garhwal district, Saturday. (PTI)
The locals, earlier on Saturday, set fire to the resort owned by Pulkit Arya and also pelted stones at the property despite assurances of strict action by Dhami
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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya- the father and brother of main accused Pulkit Arya, who was arrested for receptionist's murder in Uttarakhand's Pauri district.
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The party's media incharge Manveer Chauhan said on Saturday that action has been taken against Vinod Arya and Ankit on the orders of state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt.
Vinod Arya, a party leader from Haridwar, has formerly served as a chairman of the Uttarakhand Mati Board with a state minister's rank. Pulkit's brother Ankit is the vice president of state OBC Commission.
Earlier on Saturday, the locals set fire to the resort owned by Pulkit Arya and also pelted stones at the property despite assurances of strict action by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Pulkit Arya, resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar, and assistant manager Ankit Gupta were arrested on Friday after they confessed to have killed the girl and thrown her body into Cheela canal. Initially, they tried to mislead the police, but when interrogated sternly they confessed to the crime, Pauri ASP Shekhar Chandra Suyal had said on Friday.
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