The body of Ankita Bhandari who worked in an Uttarakhand resort was recovered from a canal on Saturday, police said. The ruling BJP swung into action to expel its leader whose son, the main accused, owned the property.

Outrage over the killing of the 19-year-old, who worked as a receptionist in the Vanantara resort in Pauri district, owned by Haridwar BJP leader Vinod Arya’s son Pulkit Arya, escalated as details emerged of her trauma in the days preceding her death.