Whether it’s in Pakistan or India, women are unsafe in both countries. It was this weekend when Pakistanis woke up to the sad news of Sarah Inam being brutally murdered by her own husband. Now in India, the news of 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari being killed by a politician’s son had shocked the Indians.
Since yesterday justice for Ankita has been trending on both Pakistan’s and India’s Twitter.
Ankita Bhandari
Ankita worked as a receptionist in an owned by Pulkit Arya. She was reported missing from September 18. The police launched an investigation after the girl’s family reported a missing case and feared murder.
Read more: Who is Pulkit Arya, the alleged murderer of young woman in Uttarakhand?
Ankita was murdered after she turned down the demand of the resort owner for sexual favours. Three people were arrested by the Uttarakhand Police on September 23, in connection with her killing.
The police interrogated the three accused murdered the girl and threw her in the Rishikesh Chila barrage. The dead body of the girl was recovered later.
Justice for Ankita
Since her brutal murder, there has been a huge outpouring of solidarity and grief for Ankita.
Also read: Protesters demand arrest of BJP leader’s son in alleged woman murder
Just some observations on the doublespeak of the Hindu right wing nationalists in India.
1. They want Justice for Ankita (as everyone should)but release #BilkisBano’s rapists.
2. They say women in India are respected and then send death and sexual violence threats to women.
— Vasundhara Sirnate (@vsirnate) September 26, 2022
People who were Happy on Release of Rapists in #BilkisBano case are demanding justice for Ankita????
By Giving Religious angle to such Crimes only thing you are doing is Promoting Crime itself.
All Rapists & Murderers deserve Punishment, Even if accused is BJP Leaders Son #India ????????— Danish (@_danydoc29) September 27, 2022
” I may be poor, but I won’t sell my body for ten thousand rupees ” Ankita Bhandari.
Such a brave young girl. You will not be forgotten . #JusticeForAnkita— Dr.Architect (@DrArchitect_dr) September 26, 2022
If you think they bull dozed the resort where #AnkitaBhandari was murdered to teach the murderer a lesson then you are mistaken. They did it to erase all the proofs to save the perpetrators.#Uttarakhand #AnkitaDemandsJustice #ankita_muder_case pic.twitter.com/a6nLHYhpd3
— SDPI_Ahmedabad (@SdpiAhmedabad) September 26, 2022
Remember the agitation and histrionics of another woman politician when it came to her daughter? Ankita does not matter? Because she is poor or party loyalty? Just visualise the scene of resort was owned by an opposition leader!!
— Sucheta Dalal (@suchetadalal) September 27, 2022
“Eight months ago, another girl Priyanka from Paudi Garhwal, same place as Ankita hailed, had gone missing under suspicious circumstances from Vanantara resort” https://t.co/nW1cSdoxOi
— Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) September 24, 2022
Ankita mother – she can barely speak but listen to her…don’t let her daughter drown yet again…this time as a statistic. ???? #JusticeForAnkita pic.twitter.com/k1gAzd0Yhy
— Advaita Kala (@AdvaitaKala) September 25, 2022
Why did the Uttarakhand administration destroy the resort where #Ankita worked? As rightly pointed out by experts the resort was a crime scene. The destruction of a crime scene will only benefit the accused. Why was that done?
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) September 25, 2022
This is how much traumatised #Ankita was. She’s just crying. Shame on people who were trying to get her in the trade. She just cried…. pic.twitter.com/TRIqDj1EYG
— Luv Datta #INC ✋ ???????? (@LuvDatta_INC) September 24, 2022
Pulkit Arya and his friends didn’t just kill Ankita. They have killed the dreams of hundreds of girls like her who fight to leave their tiny villages, work and make a life for themselves. https://t.co/2J8V50FAXu
— Padmaja joshi (@PadmajaJoshi) September 25, 2022
