The life of a promising young singer is cut short
The Hindu
An inspiration to her colleagues and a pillar of support for her family, the Haryanvi folk singer met a tragic end
Parul, a 28-year-old Haryanvi folk singer, who gained fame for her songs dedicated to B.R. Ambedkar, documented her daily life as a singer and performer on Instagram Reels.
On May 11, in one of her last posts, she talked about going to a studio later during the day to record a song.
On May 22, the body of Parul, who had been missing for 12 days, was found buried near a highway in Haryana’s Rohtak district, two days after two men were arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly kidnapping and murdering her. According to the police, one of the accused bore a “grudge” against the victim as she had sent him to prison on rape charges.
“Our entire family of eight depended on her. She used to keep telling me that she is doing everything possible to get her brother and sisters married and settled,” her father Gopal* said.
Parul’s village lies a few kilometres beyond Najafgarh's last metro station, close to the Delhi-Haryana border.
Farmlands flank the first few kilometres of the village. Beyond the farms lie rows of houses. At the other end of the village lies the modest three-room rented accommodation where Parul lived with her family.
Her brother Varun* remembers his sister as being full of energy.