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Meerut Blue Drum Case: Court Sentences Muskaan and Sahil to Death
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News18•14-10-2026, 16:16
Meerut Blue Drum Case: Court Sentences Muskaan and Sahil to Death
- •A Meerut court sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of Saurabh Rajput.
- •The convicts were also ordered to pay a fine of 30,000 rupees each by District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra.
- •Saurabh Rajput was murdered on March 3, 2025, and his body was chopped into pieces and hidden in a blue drum.
- •The speedy trial concluded after 22 witnesses testified and robust electronic evidence was gathered under Operation Conviction.
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District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death, describing the crime as the rarest of rare. Additionally, a fine of 30,000 rupees was imposed on both of them.
Saurabh Rajput was murdered on March 3, 2025, in the Brahmpuri area of Meerut. Following his murder, his body was dismembered, placed into a blue drum, and sealed with cement before police arrested the culprits on March 19, 2025.
A total of 22 people testified during the trial, which began in the district court on September 30, 2025. The police gathered electronic evidence and conducted a speedy investigation under 'Operation Conviction' to secure the prosecution.
