Before she died Shraddha Walkar had only 120 followers on Instagram. After her death was extensively covered in the mainstream media, the number of followers on Instagram has increased significantly and now she has more than 5000 followers.
The followers are mostly passing comments that she deserved her fate for having a live in relationship with a Khoja Muslim, when she is a Koli Hindu
The “Love Jihad” angle is also being discussed in the mainstream media.