# Rahul Gandhi demands justice for Ankita Bhandari, killed at resort 2026-08-15T23:40:52+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Rahul Gandhi met Ankita Bhandari's parents on Friday and on Saturday said four years after her murder, the family still awaits justice. The 19-year-old receptionist at Vanantara Resort was killed for allegedly resisting demands of a VIP guest. Mr Gandhi said the post-mortem report indicated violence and drowning, and that her room was demolished before any investigation, which he called suspicious. He accused the Uttarakhand government of protecting the VIP because he is a prominent BJP-RSS leader. Mr Gandhi said the BJP protects rapists and criminals, and called for eradicating the mentality that treats women as objects. "India will move forward only when India's women move forward, with respect, safety, equality, and justice," he said. The case dates to August 2022. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ankita Bhandari, BJP, Rahul Gandhi, RSS, Uttarakhand Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-demands-justice-for-ankita-bhandari-killed-at-resort/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rahul-gandhi-demands-justice-for-ankita-bhandari-killed-at-resort/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/