Slain Haryanvi singer Harshita Dahiya received death threats: Cops

Chandigarh: Police say that Haryanvi singer and dancer Harshita Dahiya was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Panipat district of Haryana on Tuesday while she was returning after a performance in a village had posted a mobile video on social media recently in which she had pointed out that she was getting death threats but said she was not afraid.

Courtesy Harshita Dahiya's Facebook page

She was shot five-six times from close range while she was coming back in a car from Chamrara village in Israna block of Panipat, police said. There were three other people in the car but they were not targetted by the assailants, who came in a black car.

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"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 youths 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 into her on the spot death, police said, adding that the youths fled the scene after killing her.

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The incident took place around 4.30 p.m. Harshita, 22, who belonged to neighbouring Sonepat district. It was not known if she had complained to the police regarding a threat to her life.

Harshita was a performer who sang Haryanvi 'Ragini' songs and was also a dancer.

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Police said raids were being conducted to nab the culprits. Panipat is around 165 km from here.

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