Who Was Congress Leader Himani Narwal, Found Dead In Suitcase With ‘Mehendi On Hands’?

Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra said she was active with Bhupinder Hooda and Deepinder Hooda during the Haryana assembly election campaign.

Narwal had accompanied Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodi Yatra.

Source : X@srinivasiyc

The body of a Congress worker, Himani Narwal, was found stuffed in a suitcase with mehendi on her hands and a scarf wrapped around her neck. The Haryana Congress worker was reportedly aged around 22. Narwal's death has led to a massive political row in the state where voting for local body elections was underway on Sunday.

Congress Haryana president Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the news of the barbaric murder was extremely sad and shocking. "The murder of a girl in this manner and finding her body in a suitcase is extremely sad and shocking. This in itself is a blot on the law and order situation of the state. There should be a high-level impartial investigation of this murder and the government should provide justice to the victim's family as soon as possible, and provide the harshest punishment to the culprits," Hooda said in a post on X.

Who Was Himani Narwal?

Narwal's X account mentioned her as the Indian Youth Congress vice president. A resident of Kathura village in Sonepat, Narwal had accompanied Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodi Yatra.

Congress MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra said that she was active with Bhupinder Hooda and Deepinder Hooda during the Haryana assembly election campaign.

A report in HT said Narwal was involved in various political events, including those with Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda. She was known for performing with Haryanvi folk artists at Congress rallies and social events.

"During my tenure in Youth Congress, my younger sister Himani Narwal was the District Vice President of Rohtak Rural. Be it Bharat Jodo Yatra or any organisational programme, Himani fulfilled every responsibility very well,” former Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV said on X.

The body was found in a big blue suitcase near the Sampla bus stand on Friday. "It was found that the age of the deceased was between 20 and 22 years. She had a scarf wrapped around her neck. The woman's hands had mehndi designs on them, indicating that she had been part of some celebration recently," Station House Officer Bijendra Singh said.