Dehradun, March 6 -- The Uttarakhand Police have arrested Ashutosh Negi, operator of a news portal, for attempting to sow distrust among people towards the government and the police, specifically in connection with the murder case of Ankita Bhandari, state police said.

Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar told ANI that Pauri Garhwal Police has arrested Negi as he was trying to create distrust among the public in case of the September 2022 murder case of Bhandari, a 19-year-old who worked as a receptionist at a resort in Rishikesh.

The Uttarakhand DG said that the case is pending in court after the Special Investigation Team probing the case filed a charge sheet. The top police official said that despite an ongoing trial ...