Raut alleges BJP functionary shielded in Ankita Bhandari murder case

Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that a BJP functionary is being shielded in the Ankita Bhandari murder case and criticised the Centre over the appointment of Dushyant Gautam as Governor of Sikkim. Addressing a press conference here, Raut recalled that Ankita Bhandari, a 19-year-old woman, worked as a receptionist at a resort in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. On September 18, 2022, she left the resort after completing her work but did not return home. Her parents subsequently filed a missing-person complaint, following which her body was recovered from the Chila canal. The…