A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday rejected the bail application of 18-year-old Diya Padalkar who has been arrested for allegedly killing her friend Jhanvi Kukreja.

Kukreja (19) was found dead on the staircase of a residential building in suburban Khan in the early hours of January 1. She had gone there with Padalkar and another friend Shree Jogdhankar to attend a new year''s eve party.