Police recommend seizing Rs 2.82 crore property of main accused in Ankita Bhandari murder

Sunday, 05 February 2023 | PNS | PAURI

The Pauri district police have sent a report to the district magistrates of Pauri and Haridwar to seize about Rs three crore worth property of Pulkit Arya, the main accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case under the Gangster Act. Pauri senior superintendent of police Shweta Choubey had directed that strict action should be taken under the Gangster Act against the accused in the case. According to the police, the main accused Arya and his accomplices earned money illegally through anti-social activities in Haridwar district and in and around his Vanantara resort at Yamkeshwar in Pauri district. In this connection a case was registered against the accused under the Gangster Act. The investigation ascertained that Arya had committed crimes in an organised manner with his accomplices. Checking his bank accounts and assets in various areas in Haridwar and Pauri districts, the police found that he has movable and immovable assets worth Rs 2.82 crore in these two districts.