A BJP leader, Dushyant Kumar Gautam, has denied allegations linking him to the murder of a receptionist at an Uttarakhand resort, threatening a defamation suit. The actress who made the claims identified Gautam as the "VIP" allegedly connected to the case. Police have filed FIRs and are investigating the viral video allegations. The victim was killed in September 2022, with the resort owner's son and others already serving life sentences for the murder.