Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Police have filed an FIR against the RSS chief in response to uproar and outrage over a Facebook post by an RSS office-bearer in which he accused Ankita Bhandari's father and brother of being responsible for her murder.
An FIR has been filed in Dehradun's Raiwala police station against Vipin Karnwal, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Vibhag Prachar Pramukh for the Haridwar and Rishikesh region. Karnwal was charged with violating sections 153 A (spreading enmity between various groups based on race, religion, nationality, place of residence, language, and so forth.) and 509 (uttering or doing anything with the intent to offend a woman's modesty) of the IPC as well as Part 66 of the Information Technology (IT) Act, Colours of India reported.
"The FIR is registered in opposition to Karnwal on the grievance of 1 Vijay Pal. Karnwal had made objectionable statements in connection to the Ankita homicide case. We're investigating the matter and applicable motions can be taken primarily based on that," mentioned CO Rishikesh, Dinesh Chandra Dhoundiyal.
The RSS member has also received a notice from Uttarakhand Girls' Fee.
The most significant offender, according to Karnwal's now-deleted Facebook post, is her father, who he said put "uncooked milk in front of starving kitties."
Following the widespread outcry on social media and calls for his arrest, Karnwal apologised and said that people should understand his feelings and that he was only speaking from a security standpoint.
"No matter what occurred with Ankita is improper. I mentioned some issues solely from a safety perspective, and if somebody is discovering one other which means, then it's improper. The precise which means (of the assertion) needs to be understood. Nonetheless, if I've harm anybody's emotions, I'm sorry for it…," mentioned Karnwal.
"The daughter was working there and all people is aware of what sort of issues have been occurring there. Maintaining that in thoughts, she shouldn't have labored there. The phrases I used are being seen within the improper mild. I didn't imply something improper. Ankita is our sister," he added.
Congress spokesperson Garima Dausani responded to Karnwal's post by saying that Karnwal had revealed the truth about the RSS and the BJP. "It is vitally good that he made the publish. As a result, the folks ought to know their fact, that how disturbed their pondering is. They're exposing themselves and what might be higher than that? We stored saying that the RSS and BJP don't respect girls' energy. They solely say such issues from levels. At the moment, an RSS man himself uncovered this," mentioned Dasani.
On September 24, six days after she was said to have vanished from the resort run by the son of a former BJP minister in the Laxman Jhula region of the hill state, Bhandari's body was found in a canal. She worked at the resort as a receptionist.
The resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar, the BJP chief's son Pulkit Arya, and the assistant manager Ankit Gupta have all been detained in connection with her homicide.