The reason for the brutal murder is not yet known.
- A Haryana-based model, Sheetal, was found murdered in a canal in Sonipat
- Sheetal worked in the Haryanvi music industry; her murder motive remains unknown
- Authorities reported that the suspects in Sheetal's case are currently on the run
A young model's body, with her throat slit, was fished out of a canal in Haryana's Sonepat, officials said on Monday.
Sheetal used to work in the Haryanvi music industry.
The reason for the murder is not yet known.
The police have launched a search for the killers.
Officials said that Sheetal was living with her sister, Neha, in Panipat. On June 14, the model went for a shoot in the Ahar village. According to the victim's sister, Sheetal had called her from the workplace claiming that her former boyfriend, Sunil, was abusing her physically and was trying to forcibly take her away.
Shortly after, Neha could not reach out to her sister - and when she did not return home, the former filed a missing persons complaint at the Old Industrial Police Station.
Upon investigation, the police found her body in a canal near the Khanda village.
Sunil befriended Sheetal when she was staying at his hotel, Sukun, located in Karnal's Model Town, during her shoot six months ago, the victim's sister told the police. The two grew closer, and within a few months, Sunil asked the victim to marry him. However, she got to know that he was already married and had two children.
Following this, Sheetal turned down his marriage proposal, stopped staying at the hotel, and left the shoot.
However, Sunil kept trying to persuade her, officials said.
Last week, the body of a social media influencer, Kamal Kaur, was found in a car in the parking lot of a Punjab-based university - the Adesh Medical University on Bathinda-Chandigarh National Highway. The body, which was discovered on the back seat of a vehicle bearing Ludhiana registration plates, was initially unidentifiable. A foul smell emanating from the car prompted a complaint, following which officers reached the scene.
According to the police, Ms Kaur had left home on June 9, informing her family she was heading to Bathinda to attend a promotional event. There had been no contact since.
A CCTV footage shows a man driving the car in which Ms Kaur's body was found.
