Pauri Garhwal, Sept. 18 -- High drama unfolded near Yamkeshwar on Friday as Congress leaders and party workers, led by Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Ganesh Godiyal, clashed with the police while attempting to march towards the controversial Vanantara Resort on the death anniversary of Ankita Bhandari.

The confrontation took place following a 'Shradhanjali Sabha' (memorial meeting) organised at Bhogpur Talla in Yamkeshwar to pay homage to the 19-year-old receptionist who was allegedly murdered in September 2022.

Following the memorial, a large group of Congress workers led by Godiyal began marching towards the nearby Vanantara Resort-the site where Bhandari was employed and where the alleged crime took place. They were...