Vinodkumar Harijan, 34, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Mumbai sessions court for murdering his girlfriend in a hotel room in October 2019. The court noted Vinodkumar had an "adverse motive" against Sandhya. The court stated that testimonies revealed Vinodkumar harboured "a grudge against Sandhya’s certain acts, like wearing Jeans, Pant, T-shirt, talking to others".