Mumbai, Oct. 15 -- A sessions court has sentenced a domestic worker and her lover to life imprisonment for murdering an elderly couple and robbing their flat in Bandra West in 2018.

The victims, Nanak Gopaldas Makhijani and his wife, Daya Nanik Makhijani, were found dead in their apartment at Kokil Kunj Cooperative Housing Society on June 21, 2018.

According to the prosecution, neighbours grew concerned after the couple failed to collect the milk and newspapers left outside their flat. A domestic worker employed in the society alerted the watchman and other residents. After repeated attempts to get a response at the door failed, a resident entered the apartment through a kitchen window.

The couple were found dead inside, with Daya's hand...