On July 21 Snehal's body was discovered in the cavity of her bed with her mouth gagged, and her hands and legs tied. She had been strangulated.



The cause of death was determined as due to strangulation and suffocation. No valuable article or thing was stolen from the premises, so the intention of robbery was eliminated.

Snehal's mobile phone was missing from her residence since the murder. Her neighbours did not notice any suspicious looking person entering or leaving the building.

The decedent's cellphone was traced a day after her murder on the basis of IMEI number to a dealer in Fort, Mumbai.

The SIM card was destroyed before it was sold. The dealer on interrogation gave a description of the person who sold the phone to him.

On the basis of the dealer's clues, Snehal's boyfriend, Hiren Rathod, was apprehended. Hiren Rathod, a Ghatkopar resident, is an employee of a private firm.