Uttarakhand receptionist murder: BJP expels party leader Vinod Arya after son’s arrest

Dehradun: The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and his son from the party a day after the leader’s another son was arrested in the murder case of a woman receptionist at a resort in Pauri. Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit — who owns the resort in Pauri’s Yamkeshwar block — was arrested Friday along with […]

Dehradun: The BJP on Saturday expelled Vinod Arya and his son from the party a day after the leader’s another son was arrested in the murder case of a woman receptionist at a resort in Pauri.

Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit — who owns the resort in Pauri’s Yamkeshwar block — was arrested Friday along with two employees of the resort for allegedly killing the receptionist, who had been missing for the past few days.

---

The party’s media incharge Manveer Chauhan said on Saturday that action has been taken against Vinod Arya and Ankit on the orders of state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt.

Vinod Arya, a party leader from Haridwar, has formerly served as a chairman of the Uttarakhand Mati Board with a state minister’s rank. Pulkit’s brother Ankit is the vice president of state OBC Commission.

The three murder accused — Pulkit Arya, resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta — were sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court on Friday.