In a significant verdict, a Kotdwar court sentenced Pulkit Arya and his accomplices to life imprisonment for the murder of Ankita Bhandari. The court found them guilty under IPC sections 302, 210b, and 201. Ankita, a resort receptionist, was murdered after allegedly resisting pressure to provide 'special services' to guests.
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