Meerut blue drum murder case: Muskan, boyfriend Sahil Shukla given death penalty

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New-Delhi: The wife, Muskaan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla, have been given the death sentence by a local court in Meerut for the murder of a merchant navy officer, Saurabh Rajput, last year.

This comes after the deceased’s family had demanded the death penalty for both accused.

Both the accused are currently lodged in Meerut’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Jail. District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra pronounced the verdict in the case, which has witnessed 126 court hearings and statements from more than 22 witnesses. The trial began in July 2025, followed by nearly 13 months of arguments in court.

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On March 3, 2025, Muskan Rastogi sedated her husband, Saurabh Rajput, at their Indra Nagar home by lacing his food, as per the police case. Her lover Sahil Shukla arrived shortly after, and the duo stabbed Rajput to death before dismembering his body in the bathroom, said the prosecution.

Seeking to suppress the odour of decomposition, they packed the dismembered body parts into a large blue plastic drum, filled it with a freshly mixed wet compound of sand, water, and cement, and sealed it, the probe revealed.

The murderer duo had fled to Himachal Pradesh the next day, and Rastogi used Rajput’s mobile phone to send text messages to his family members, creating an illusion that he was alive and travelling for business.

Also Read: Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case: Wife, Lover Convicted For Killing Husband Saurabh Rajput

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