India, June 16 -- A Haryana-based model, identified as Sheetal, has been found dead in a canal in the state's Sonipat district with her throat slit, said police on Monday. The woman had left her house two days back on June 14, and a missing report was filed for her in Panipat.

Her body was found in a canal in Sonipat's Kharkhoda area, confirmed police.

The victim, identified as Sheetal alias Simmy Chaudhry, was a model who worked in the Haryana music industry. Before her modelling career, Sheetal worked at a hotel in Karnal. She recently started working in the music industry six months ago.

Sheetal originally hailed from Panipat's Khalila Majra village, according to a report by The Tribune.

According to Sonipat police, the police reac...