India, Jan. 11 -- The four-year-old murder case of Ankita Bhandari has gripped Uttarakhand, with a general strike announced for Sunday by social organisations. The opposition Congress is supporting the strike. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced a CBI investigation into the case, on Friday, but at the time of going to press, the strike has not been called off.

Four years ago, the body of a 22-year-old Ankita, who worked at a resort near Rishikesh, was found in a river. Since the resort belonged to a BJP leader, many questions were raised. The police arrested the hotel owner and three others on murder charges. They were later sentenced to life imprisonment by the court.

However, the case came back in focus last month after U...