An actress’s allegation that senior BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam is the mystery “VIP” linked to the high-profile murder of a receptionist at an Uttarakhand resort has prompted the former Rajya Sabha member to threaten a defamation suit. ADVERTISEMENTPulkit Arya — son of then BJP leader Vinod Arya, who owned the resort — is serving a life term for the murder along with the resort’s manager and assistant manager. But, she said, a senior BJP leader dissuaded her by promising to field her from the Jwalapur seat in 2022. “It was during a fight that he (Rathore) said Gautam had six-seven (women) and an illegitimate child. He said Gattu — Dushyant Kumar Gautam — was the VIP linked to the receptionist’s murder.

Source: The Telegraph December 28, 2025 07:02 UTC