India, June 16 -- The body of a 23-year-old model linked to Haryana's music industry was found in a canal in Kharkhauda, Sonipat, police said on Monday. She has been identified as Sheetal, also known as Simmy Chaudhry. Officials said her throat had been slit.

"We received information about the presence of the body of a woman in a canal. Police reached the spot and launched an investigation. In the process of identifying the body, it was found that a missing report for a woman, Sheetal, had been filed in Panipat. We are taking further action," a police statement said.

The victim had been working as a model in the Haryanvi music industry. Prior to that, she was employed at a hotel in Karnal.

She had been missing since 14 June. Her sister...