Dushyant Kumar Gautam has requested the Uttarakhand government to remove videos and audio content implicating him in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, claiming they are damaging his reputation. He has also provided a list of platforms spreading false allegations.
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BJP
leader
Dushyant
Kumar
Gautam
has
requested
the
Uttarakhand
government
to
remove
certain
social
media
content
linking
him
to
the
Ankita
Bhandari
murder
case.
He
claims
these
materials
are
damaging
his
reputation.
Gautam,
who
oversees
party
affairs
in
Uttarakhand,
made
this
appeal
in
a
letter
addressed
to
Uttarakhand
Home
Secretary
Shailesh
Bagoli.
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Dushyant
Kumar
Gautam
has
requested
the
Uttarakhand
government
to
remove
videos
and
audio
content
implicating
him
in
the
Ankita
Bhandari
murder
case,
claiming
they
are
damaging
his
reputation.
He
has
also
provided
a
list
of
platforms
spreading
false
allegations.
Gautam’s
letter
also
included
a
list
of
social
media
and
news
channels
he
accused
of
spreading
false
allegations
against
him.
He
urged
authorities
to
instruct
these
platforms
to
delete
such
content
and
prevent
its
further
spread.
“I
request
you
to
instruct
the
social
media
platforms
and
news
channels
involved
to
remove
such
material
and
prevent
the
dissemination
of
such
material
directly
or
indirectly,” he
wrote.
Allegations
and
Reactions
The
controversy
began
with
a
viral
video
and
an
alleged
audio
clip
involving
a
woman
named
Urmila
Sanawar.
She
claims
to
be
the
wife
of
former
MLA
Suresh
Rathore
from
Haridwar’s
Jwalapur.
In
the
video,
Sanawar
accuses
a
person
named
Gattu
of
being
involved
in
Ankita
Bhandari’s
murder.
Bhandari,
a
resort
receptionist,
was
killed
in
2022
by
her
employer
after
refusing
sexual
advances.
The
BJP
has
responded
by
questioning
Sanawar’s
credibility,
describing
her
as
someone
engaged
in
questionable
activities.
Meanwhile,
Suresh
Rathore
dismissed
the
video
as
being
generated
by
artificial
intelligence.
The
party
is
facing
pressure
due
to
these
allegations.
Calls
for
Investigation
The
Congress
party
has
demanded
a
CBI
investigation
into
these
new
allegations.
They
want
the
inquiry
to
be
overseen
by
a
sitting
or
retired
Supreme
Court
judge.
This
demand
comes
amid
growing
calls
for
transparency
and
accountability
in
the
case.
Gautam
believes
that
these
accusations
are
part
of
a
criminal
conspiracy
against
him.
He
stated
that
some
individuals
have
fabricated
an
audio
recording
and
are
spreading
harmful
and
false
information
about
him
on
various
media
platforms.
“Recently,
it
has
come
to
my
knowledge
that
under
a
criminal
conspiracy,
some
unscrupulous
criminal
elements
have
created
a
fake
and
fabricated
audio
recording,
and
to
further
this,
they
are
circulating
such
hateful,
malicious,
and
false
material
on
media
and
social
media,” he
said.
The
situation
continues
to
evolve
as
both
political
parties
navigate
the
fallout
from
these
serious
allegations.
The
focus
remains
on
ensuring
justice
for
Ankita
Bhandari
while
addressing
any
misinformation
circulating
online.
With
inputs
from
PTI
