In another video a few days later, Sanawar claimed Rathore was her estranged husband and that he had identified “Gattu” as Gautam. The now-demolished resort was owned by now-suspended BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Pottery Board chairman Vinod Arya and run by his son Pulkit. She broke down and told reporters: “I hate such a dirty BJP, which killed our daughter and made us cry. Ashutosh Sharma, the BJP president of Haridwar district, has denied that Nautiyal was ever an office-bearer of the party. Social organisations and Opposition parties have been protesting separately against the BJP and Gautam.

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2026 01:51 UTC