SIT claims motive behind crime is clear in Ankita murder case

As the three-day Special Investigation Team (SIT) remand of the three accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case ended on Sunday, the probe agency informed that they have been successful in finding the motive behind the crime.
The SIT has not revealed the motive so far but they have successfully cracked the case. The SIT in charge Renuka Devi said that the investigation in the Ankita murder case has progressed a lot and the statements of several witnesses have been recorded.
“We have conducted a thorough interrogation of the accused. We will further probe as we get more evidence. What is the motive of the incident and how the incident was happened has been inquired by our team. We have been successful in finding the motive behind the crime. We had taken a three-day remand of the accused. The three accused have been questioned a lot.”
She further said that the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) said that the SIT has got enough evidence. “Patwari Vaibhav has not been arrested yet. Further action will be taken on the basis of evidence. The DIG said that the investigation so far has come a long way about what is the motive of the incident. Enough evidence has been found. If the remand of the accused is needed again, the remand will be taken,” Renuka Devi added.
Further, the main culprits of the Ankita murder case were brought back to the district jail Khadusain after three days of police remand.
The Jailor VP Singh of Pauri District Jail said that “The SIT team brought the accused back to Khadusen jail after interrogation at 5:00 am on Sunday. Keeping in mind the Covid -19 here, the three accused have been kept in separate barracks.”
The Kotdwar Court on 30 September granted three-day remand to the three accused, including the main accused Pulkit Arya.