Haryana Police on Monday arrested one accused in the Congress worker Himani Narwal murder case. Hours after the major breakthrough in the case, Krishan Kumar Rao, ADGP/Rohtak Range, in a press conference shared the details of how the accused committed the horrific crime.
According to police, the accused, Sachin, runs a mobile shop in Jhajjar. He met the victim through social media and he used to visit her house where she lived alone.
Accused strangled the victim with the help of a mobile charger: Police
“On February 27, he came to her house and they had a fight over something and he killed her with the help of a mobile charger cable. After this, he took her jewellery, phone, laptop to his shop in Jhajjar. The accused later packed the body of the deceased in a suitcase kept in the house and threw it in the bushes near Sampla bus stand,” said ADGP Krishan Kumar.
He said that the police will seek his remand for further investigation into what triggered the fight between them and if there were any financial transactions made between them.
Accused was already married
The police also revealed that the accused, who was arrested from Delhi, was already married. The family of Himanshi was unaware about the marital status of the accused.
The Congress worker’s body was found inside a suitcase near a highway in Rohtak on March 1.
Notably, the Congress worker’s mother Savita has alleged that election and the party responsible for her daughter’s death.
According to victims family members, Himani was very close to Asha Hooda (wife of Bhupinder Singh Hooda).
