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Blue Drum Murder: Wife Muskan and Partner Sahil Sentenced to Death
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News18•14-10-2026, 17:45
Blue Drum Murder: Wife Muskan and Partner Sahil Sentenced to Death
- •A Meerut court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput.
- •The merchant navy officer was killed on March 3, 2025, and his dismembered body was found cemented inside a blue drum.
- •District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra delivered the verdict following 13 months of trial and 126 hearings.
- •The convicts were previously found guilty of murder and attempting to conceal the body by filling the drum with cement.
- •The prosecution examined 22 witnesses, including hotel managers, cab drivers, and people connected to the purchase of the weapon and drum.
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A Meerut court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla to death for murdering her husband Saurabh Rajput and concealing his body. District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra delivered the verdict following a 13-month trial that included 126 hearings.
Merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was killed on March 3, 2025. After the murder, his body was dismembered, placed inside a blue drum, and sealed with cement to cover up the crime.
The prosecution examined 22 witnesses during the trial, which included individuals connected to the purchase of the murder weapons and the blue drum, as well as hotel managers and cab drivers.
