Harshita was killed by my husband, claims sister of murdered singer

Chandigarh: A 22-year-old Haryanvi singer was, on Tuesday, shot dead by unidentified assailants at Chamrara village in Haryana's Panipat district, police said.

Reports suggest that the police suspect a gangster related to the singer, who is currently in the Tihar Jail in Delhi.

The gangster, Dinesh, is Harshita Dahiya's brother-in-law and the man she had accused of raping her in a police complaint in 2014, a report in NDTV read.

Harshita's mother was killed the same year. She accused Dinesh, who was convicted and jailed.

Meanwhile, sister of murdered Haryanvi singer on Wednesday also claimed that Harshita was killed by her husband as she was a witness to their mother's murder case.

Harshita Dahiya was shot when she was on her way back home in a car at around 4 PM after her performance at a function in the village, police said.

"When she was returning, a black car overtook her vehicle near Chamrara and forced it to stop," Panipat DSP Desh Raj said.

He said two unidentified youth asked the two assistants and the driver of the singer to come out of the car and later shot her in the vehicle.

The assailants fired seven bullets and six bullets hit Harshita's forehead and neck, resulting in her death, police said, adding that the youth fled the scene after killing her.

Recently, Dahiya had posted a video on social media where she alleged receiving death threats. In the video she is seen saying that she is not afraid of anyone. 

A murder case had been registered and investigations were underway, the DSP said.

Harshita was living in Narela in Delhi.