Kotdwar, May 30 -- A local court in Uttarakhand on Friday convicted Pulkit Arya, the owner of Vanantra Resort, and his two associates in connection with the high-profile Ankita murder case.
The court will decide on the quantum of sentence later.
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Reena Negi held Pulkit Arya, Saurabh Bhaskar, and Ankit Gupta guilty under sections 302, 201, and 354 of the Indian Penal Code. Pulkit Arya is the son of former BJP leader Vinod Arya.
Ankita's lawyers, Avnish Negi and Ashutosh Negi, confirmed the verdict, stating that the court has found the three accused guilty and will pronounce the sentence later.
Ankita was working as a receptionist at Vanantra Resort near Rishikesh when she went...