India, May 30 -- An Uttarakhand court on Friday convicted all three accused in the 2022 high-profile murder case of Ankita Bhandari, who was an employee of a Rishikesh-based resort.

The additional district and Sessions judge court in Kotdwar found the accused, Pulkit Arya, and his associates, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta, guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 302 (murder), 201 (destruction of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 354A (sexual harassment), along with provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, news agency ANI reported.

The accused, who were found guilty of the brutal murder of 19-year-old Ankita, are yet to be sentenced, with the prosecution pushing for maximum punishment.

Meanwhile, Ankita's mot...