[1] On 2 July 1995, 29-year-old Sahni was killed by her husband Sushil Sharma, an Indian National Congress youth leader.
The first autopsy was conducted at the Lady Hardinge Medical College and the cause of death was opined to be burn injuries.
The second autopsy was ordered by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, and was conducted by a team of three doctors from three different hospitals headed by T. D. Dogra.
They detected two bullets in the head and neck region, opined that the cause of death was due to firearm injuries.
[6] Delhi Police investigated the case and filed a charge sheet on 27 July 1995 in a Sessions Court.
On 7 November 2003, Sushil Sharma was sentenced to death and the restaurant manager, Keshav Kumar, was given seven years rigorous imprisonment.