After a model was found dead in a Haryana canal with her throat slit, and just a day later, police say her boyfriend, who is married with two kids, admitted to killing her.

According to officials, the accused, Sunil, argued with the model, Sheetal Choudhary (also known as Simi), on Saturday night. The fight turned violent, and Sunil allegedly beat and stabbed her multiple times before putting her body in his car and pushing it into a canal. He later tried to cover up the murder by claiming it was a car accident. Sunil was later found in a Panipat hospital, where he admitted to the crime.

What happened that night

On June 14, Sheetal had travelled to Ahar village in Panipat for a music album shoot. Around 10:30 pm, Sunil came to meet her. The two sat in his car and had a few drinks. During this time, an argument broke out between them.

At around 1:30 am, Sheetal made a video call to her sister, Neha, saying that Sunil was physically assaulting her. Shortly after, her phone went off, and her sister was unable to contact her again.

Sunil then killed Sheetal and drove his car, with her body inside- into a canal. The next day, police recovered the car near Panipat, but Sheetal was missing. Around the same time, Sunil went to a hospital and told doctors that his car had accidentally fallen into the canal. He claimed he survived by swimming out, but that Sheetal had drowned.

Body recovered, accused arrested

On June 16, police recovered a woman’s body with the throat slit from a canal in Kharkhoda, Sonipat, around 80 km from where the car was found. The body was identified as Sheetal’s through tattoos on her hand and chest. She also had several stab wounds. The body was sent for postmortem. After further investigation, Sunil confessed to the murder and was taken into custody.

Their relationship

Sheetal worked in the Haryanvi music industry and had also been employed at a hotel in Karnal owned by Sunil. The two had known each other for nearly six years. Sunil had proposed to her for marriage, but Sheetal turned him down after finding out he was already married with two children. Interestingly, Sheetal was also married and had a five-month-old baby. The motive behind the murder is still being probed by the police.