Congress rally in Dehradun over VIP angle in receptionist murder case as probe intensifies Party demands arrest of alleged mystery figure as leaders cite rising crimes, police deploy over thousand personnel and divert traffic during massive protestPiyush SrivastavaThe Congress on Monday organised a rally and a protest in Dehradun against the Uttarakhand government’s alleged attempt to shield the “VIP” in the 2022 receptionist murder case and the deteriorating law and order in the state. We are on a dharna to demand the arrest of the VIP for whom the receptionist was killed,” Congress MLA Pritam Singh said. ADVERTISEMENT“We also want to bring to people’s attention how a murder is taking place in Dehradun every week. The situation in the districts is equally deplorable, but the Pushkar Singh Dhami government is in deep slumber,” Singh added. According to our estimate, there were over one lakh protesters in the rally and dharna,” said the officer, who didn’t want to be identified.

Source: The Telegraph February 17, 2026 02:04 UTC