Dehradun, Feb. 3 -- In a major development in the Ankita murder case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered an FIR against an unidentified VIP and initiated a fresh investigation into the matter.

Following the registration of the FIR at the CBI Crime Branch, Branch No. 2, in Delhi, a special investigation team has reached Dehradun and begun an in-depth probe.

The case dates back to September 2022, when Ankita, a resident of Pauri district working at the Vanantra Resort, was brutally murdered. On May 30, 2024, a district court sentenced all three accused, including resort owner Pulkit Arya, to life imprisonment after finding them guilty.

During the earlier SIT investigation, it emerged that Ankita was allegedly...