A TikTok fame from Chandigarh's Sonipat was allegedly found dead by her business associate on Sunday afternoon in a box bed at an outlet of the salon she worked in.

The woman, identified as Shivani, was quite popular on the video sharing App, TikTok, with over one lakh followers. She ran a salon along with her elder sister and her business associate in the TDI City of Kundli Area in Sonipat City. The accused, identified as Aarif Mohammad, who lives in the locality, allegedly used to stalk her and continued to trouble her even after she had warned him to stay away. Shivani's business associate found her dead in a box bed on Sunday afternoon with strangulation marks around her neck. "Aarif has confessed to the crime. He not only murdered Shivani but had been chatting with her family on social media platforms throughout the night of murder. He will have to undergo the Covid test before being produced in court," an investigating official reportedly stated. Shivani was murdered on Friday night after her sister left home from work.

"Aarif used a dupatta to strangulate her to death and stuffed the body in the bed used by Neeraj. The latter was first to notice the foul odour pervading the salon when he entered the premises and found Shivani's body on opening the bed," the official added. Further investigation of the case is currently underway.