New Delhi: In the tragic murder case of Haryana folk singer Harshita Dahiya, the police have uncovered that her brother-in-law is behind the crime.
The police said that this information came to light when they were interrogating her brother-in-law Dinesh Karala. During the interrogation, he revealed that he and four of his accomplices had plotted the murder in jail.
Harhita’s sister Lata claimed that she was married to Dinesh but had left him and gone back to her parental home. She claimed that Dinesh had raped Harshita in 2014 and their mother Premo Devi had registered a case at the Kanjhavala Police Station in Delhi, against her son-in-law.
Premo Devi was later shot dead near her house in Narela and a case was registered against Dinesh in Narela based on Harshita’s statement.
Harshita was the main witness to both the crimes and was under continuous pressure from her brother-in-law to not make a statement before the court regarding the rape and the murder.
Harshita was shot in the head and neck multiple times and died on the spot on October 17 in Chamrara village, when she was on her way back home after a show. A few hours before her death, the 22-year-old had gone live on Facebook claiming that she was receiving death threats but she was not afraid.
Unfortunately, the police were not informed of the death threats.
Dinesh Karala has 12 criminal cases against him across various police stations including Delhi.
