‘She wanted to escape’: How 100 witnesses, complete evidence exposed the VIP cover-up, which led to justice in the Rishikesh Resort Murder Case. Bharat News

New Delhi: The verdict came in the court of Kotdwar like a long -awaited storm, calm but crushing. The 19 -year -old receptionist was killed in cold blood after two years and over eight months after, Gavall finally fell. Along with the resort owners Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, they were sentenced to life imprisonment.For those who followed the matter, one who shocked Uttarakhand and the nation was a serious vengeance. In the judgment given by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, about 100 witnesses came after a laborious test, of which 47 were produced in court with their testimony spread over three years.These allegations were harmful in the form of headlines that were once blazing in the national media. The three were convicted under several sections of murder, destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy and sexual harassment. The court found him guilty under the immoral traffic Prevention Act, lending judicial weight soon for suspicion that the Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh, where the victim worked, was a front for some dark color.A witness did not copy the words, calling the words “a den”.The girl was only 19 years old, who was working on the property owned by Pulkit Arya, son of the now-out BJP leader. In the weeks before her death, she reached the people whom she trusted. Both a former colleague and a close friend revealed that she believed in them – nervous, desperate, and deeply uncomfortable. He told them that he was being pushed to provide “special services” to the upcoming VIP guest.“She wanted to run away from there,” an official of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) said, who later took over the investigation.But he never got a chance. On September 18, 2022, he was killed to reject those demands. His body surfaced six days later, the Chila dumped into the canal. Crime, a fuse of public resentment, burnt a fuse of public outrage, to fire more by the political connections of the accused and the political connections of the accused. Protests took place across the state. A high-level inquiry was ordered.All were sitting at its center, headed by Dig P Renuka Devi. His investigation produced a 500 -page charge sheet. The evidence was complete: about 100 witnesses and 30 pieces of documentary proof. Nevertheless, these were two voices that eventually helped the case to crack the open in the open – the victim’s trusted. Both her friend and former employee confirmed what she feared: the resort was not what she felt like, and she was desperate to leave.Initially, whatever was known came from WhatsApp chat with his friend, some of which were later leaked online. But investigators found that he had also spoken to the former employee, warned him about illegal activities at the resort and forced to be forced to serve a powerful, anonymity VIP.Senior officials later confirmed that narco-deficiencies were requested to the accused in the hope of identifying this shady figure. His name is still unknown.When the day of the verdict came, Pauri turned into a Garhwal court. Security was tight. Officers of nearby districts were brought inside. The area around the courthouse was named “zero region” – a perimeter of 100 meters where only government employees and approved attendees were allowed to enter.Outside, emotions were swept away. The victim’s mother Soni Devi broke down addressing the media. “Criminals may be sentenced to death,” she told Annie. His words were heavy with sorrow and anger, echoing the pain that first took back Uttarakhand in 2022 and demanding justice that never stagger.