Ankita Bhandari murder | Bandh demanding CBI probe gets mixed response in Uttarakhand
The Hindu
The bandh was near total in Bhandari's home district Pauri, where almost all the shops remained closed and traffic was thin.
A Statewide bandh called by the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal on Sunday to demand a CBI probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case evoked a mixed response.
Many shops in the main market areas in Dehradun remained shut while several other establishments remained open for business as usual.
Some shop owners who had opened their business in the morning downed the shutters when bandh supporters descended on the streets shouting slogans and asked them to shut shops in solidarity.
"It is not a political fight. It is a fight to ensure the safety of our daughters. So, everyone should support the bandh," a woman protester said.
The bandh was near total in Bhandari's home district Pauri, where almost all the shops remained closed and traffic was thin.
Market areas in Kotdwar, Srinagar and Pauri also wore a deserted look. Jeeps and taxis meant for local commute went completely off the roads in the border district of Chamoli.
Only roadways buses and the ones engaged for transporting pilgrims to Badrinath and Kedarnath were seen plying.
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