Rohtak (Haryana) [India], March 3 : Following the arrest of one person in connection with the murder case of Congress worker Himani Narwal, whose body was found inside a suitcase in Rohtak, police on Monday said that they will take the remand of the accused and after interrogation of the accused will be done to ascertain details of the crime.
Haryana Police had on March 2 arrested one accused in connection with the murder case of Congress worker Himani Narwal.
Addressing a press conference, ADGP Rohtak Range Krishan Kumar Rao said, "Accused Sachin, who runs a mobile shop in Jhajjar, has been arrested. The accused and the deceased had met through social media and he used to visit her house. She used to stay alone in Vijay Nagar Rohtak. 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."
Following this he took her jewellery, phone, laptop to his shop in Jhajjar and subsequently packed the body of the deceased inside a suitcase kept in the house and threw it in the bushes near Sampla bus stand, the police official said.
"We will take the remand of the accused and during the remand, it will be known why there was a fight between them... There was also financial transaction between them, we will also verify that. All things will be verified during the investigation," the ADGP Rohtak Range said.
Earlier today, the police said it had arrested Sachin from Delhi. "The accused was already married. His family was not aware of the deceased," ADGP Rohtak Range said.
Following the arrest, the brother of the deceased on Monday demanded the death penalty for the accused.
Speaking with ANI, Himani Narwal's brother, Jatin said, "One accused has been arrested, and today we will cremate her (Himani Narwal). A lot of rumours are being spread in the media. I request media to not spread misinformation. We will get justice. We still don't know who the accused is; the police have not given us any information. We want death penalty for the accused," Jatin said.
The Uncle of Himani Narwal also demanded justice, "Whoever the accused is, we want justice. Till the time the identity of the accused is revealed, we will not cremate her. We have had no contact with the police," Ravinder said.
Earlier, the mother of the deceased Congress party worker held the election and the party responsible for her daughter's death, suggesting that Himani's rising stature in the party had created enemies for her.
"The election and the party took my daughter's life. Because of this, she made some enemies. These (the culprits) could be from the party, could be her friends as well," the mother of the deceased Congress worker alleged.