On Monday, March 20, 2023 at approximately 1:20 PM, the Winfield Police Department took sixty-five year old Raju Rawal of Merrillville into custody for the murder of Haley Losinski, according to Winfield Town Marshal Dan Ball. Ms. Losinski’s family was notified of the arrest on Monday evening.
Mr. Rawal became the focus of the investigation when it was discovered that he had a personal relationship with Ms. Losinski. On February 27th Winfield Police responded to her residence for a wellness check and found her unresponsive. A coroner report noted blunt force trauma as the cause of the death.
The Winfield Police Department lead the investigation along with the assistance of the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office, the Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force, the Lake County Coroner’s Office, and the Lake County Crime Scene Unit.