# Actor ordered to take truth serum test in murder case

> Urmila Sanawar will undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests after naming a VIP in the 2022 killing of Ankita Bhandari.
- Title: Actor ordered to take truth serum test in murder case
- Summary: Urmila Sanawar will undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests after naming a VIP in the 2022 killing of Ankita Bhandari.
- Keywords: ankita bhandari, urmila sanawar, dushyant kumar gautam, vanantra resort, rishikesh, narco-analysis, polygraph test, murder investigation, india, The Indian Express
- Source: The Indian Express — https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ankita-bhandari-case-dehradun-court-narco-polygraph-tests-actor-urmila-sanawar-10962052
- Author: Vidheesha Kuntamalla
- Published: 2026-11-13T13:36:43+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: ankita bhandari, urmila sanawar, dushyant kumar gautam, vanantra resort, rishikesh, narco-analysis, polygraph test, murder investigation, india, news, politics
## Receptionist murdered in Rishikesh
Ankita Bhandari, a nineteen-year-old receptionist at the Vanantra Resort in Rishikesh, was murdered on September eighteen, two thousand twenty-two. Her body was recovered from the Chilla canal on September twenty-four.
## Three convicted of her murder
The resort was owned by Pulkit Arya, son of former BJP leader Vinod Arya.Pulkit, Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta were convicted by a Pauri court in May two thousand twenty-five and sentenced to life imprisonment.
## Actor releases recordings naming VIP
In December two thousand twenty-five, actor Urmila Sanawar released audio and video recordings purportedly featuring a conversation with former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore, claiming they referred to a politically influential person connected to the case.
## Sanawar identifies Governor as VIP
Sanawar identified Dushyant Kumar Gautam, the current Governor of Sikkim, as the alleged VIP. Gautam had previously served as the BJP's in-charge for Uttarakhand before his appointment as Governor.
## Gautam denies and sues
Gautam denied the allegations and accused Sanawar and others of circulating fabricated recordings to damage his reputation. He initiated legal proceedings over what he described as defamatory allegations.

> fabricated recordings to damage his reputation
## CBI seeks consent for tests
In October two thousand twenty-six, the CBI issued notices to Sanawar and Rathore seeking their consent for narco-analysis and polygraph examinations.
## Sanawar arrested before tests
Sanawar was arrested by Uttarakhand Police in Saharanpur on October twenty-five, a day before she was scheduled to appear before the CBI court again.
## Court orders truth serum tests
A Dehradun court has ordered Urmila Sanawar to undergo narco-analysis and polygraph examinations as part of the investigation into the recordings. The tests are to be conducted in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
## Sanawar faces multiple cases
Sanawar was released from Haridwar's Roshanabad jail shortly before Diwali. The Indian Express reported in October that she was facing at least eight FIRs, six of which were registered after the release of the recordings…
## Key takeaway

A Dehradun court ordered actor Urmila Sanawar to undergo narco-analysis and polygraph tests over recordings in which she claimed a politically influential person was linked to the two thousand twenty-two murder of nineteen-year-old Ankita Bhandari.