<p>The Special Investigation Team investigating the Ankita Bhandari murder case has taken the three main accused on police remand, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Accused Pulkit Arya, owner of the resort where Bhandari was working as a receptionist, and his two accomplices -- resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta -- were arrested on September 23 for allegedly killing her after she refused to give 'extra service' to a VIP customer who is yet to be identified.</p>.<p>The trio may also be taken to the crime scene to establish the sequence of events, the official said on the condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>Revenue police sub-inspector Vaibhav Pratap Singh, who is under suspension for dereliction of duty for allegedly not registering an FIR in the case despite being approached, is also being interrogated.</p>.<p>Further, the investigating team has recorded the statement of Ankita's friend with whom she had a chat on the day of her murder.</p>.<p>The SIT has constituted five teams to speed up investigation into the case, which has triggered a massive public outrage in the state.</p>.<p>It has also recovered a mobile phone from the Chilla canal into which Ankita had allegedly been thrown. The phone has been handed over to the forensic team, the official said.</p>
<p>The Special Investigation Team investigating the Ankita Bhandari murder case has taken the three main accused on police remand, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Accused Pulkit Arya, owner of the resort where Bhandari was working as a receptionist, and his two accomplices -- resort manager Saurabh Bhaskar and assistant manager Ankit Gupta -- were arrested on September 23 for allegedly killing her after she refused to give 'extra service' to a VIP customer who is yet to be identified.</p>.<p>The trio may also be taken to the crime scene to establish the sequence of events, the official said on the condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>Revenue police sub-inspector Vaibhav Pratap Singh, who is under suspension for dereliction of duty for allegedly not registering an FIR in the case despite being approached, is also being interrogated.</p>.<p>Further, the investigating team has recorded the statement of Ankita's friend with whom she had a chat on the day of her murder.</p>.<p>The SIT has constituted five teams to speed up investigation into the case, which has triggered a massive public outrage in the state.</p>.<p>It has also recovered a mobile phone from the Chilla canal into which Ankita had allegedly been thrown. The phone has been handed over to the forensic team, the official said.</p>