Renu Bisht
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Renu Bisht | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 10 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan (BJP) |
| Constituency | Yamkeshwar |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Renu Bisht is an Indian politician and MLA from Yamkeshwar Assembly, Kotdwar.[1] She is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] Renu Bisht's was accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case for alleged destruction of evidence by way of ordering speedy demolition of Vanantra Resort after the murder.[3] The move was initially presented as extrajudicial Bulldozer Justice by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on a Twitter Post.[4]
While testifying in the court, JCB driver Deepak admitted that he had operated a JCB to bulldoze parts of the Vanantra Resort, a possible site of Ankita Bhandari's murder and alleged sexual abuse, by owner Pulkit Arya, son of then BJP senior leader, Vinod Arya. Deepak claimed the then sub-collector, Pramod Kumar and BJP MLA, Renu Bisht both personally witnessed the demolition of the resort.[3][5]