The police launched an investigation into the case in July 2022, after the victim informed the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office that Sullivan had abused her many times when she was 14. The accused had impregnated her and a DNA test determined that Sullivan was the child's father.
In a statement, Inspector Umesh Kumar Roriya of Khatauli Police Station, Muzaffarnagar, said, "The victim has filed a complaint of attempted murder against her husband and of rape against his brother. FIR has been filed based on the complaint and further investigation is underway."