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Parents of deceased Ankita Bhandari detained during Delhi protest
The parents of Ankita Bhandari were taken into custody at India Gate early Wednesday morning while staging a sit-in demonstration against a gubernatorial appointment they view as connected to their daughter's death. They were released later the same day.
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Police detained the parents of deceased Uttarakhand resort employee Ankita Bhandari at approximately 4 a.m. on Wednesday while they were protesting at India Gate in New Delhi. The couple was staging a sit-in to oppose the appointment of a former Uttarakhand BJP state in-charge as Governor of Sikkim, which they contend reflects insufficient accountability in connection with their daughter's case.
Ankita Bhandari's mother indicated during the detention that she would undertake a hunger strike to press their demands for justice. The specific nature of their grievances regarding the gubernatorial appointment and its relationship to their daughter's case remained a focal point of their protest action.
Authorities released the parents later in the day following the early morning detention. The incident underscores ongoing tensions surrounding the circumstances of Ankita Bhandari's death and broader questions of accountability within Uttarakhand's political and administrative structures.
The case has drawn sustained public attention, with Bhandari's family continuing to pursue their demands for justice through various means of protest and public demonstration in the national capital.