Muskan Rastogi (M) and Sahil Shukla (R) have been sentenced to death for the murder of Muskan’s husband, Saurabh Rajput (L)
March 4, 2025: Muskan and Sahil Shukla allegedly drug Saurabh, stab him to death and dismember his body. Mid-March 2025: Muskan allegedly tells her maternal family about the murder. A police case follows, and Saurabh’s remains are recovered from the drum on March 17.
Police alleged that Rastogi and Shukla drugged Rajput before stabbing him to death. His body was then dismembered and the remains placed inside a drum sealed with cement. Police arrested Rastogi and Shukla after they returned from a trip to Himachal Pradesh. His remains are packed into a blue drum with cement and sand. The duo leaves for Himachal Pradesh.
November 24, 2025: Muskan gives birth to a girl while in custody. Speaking to reporters following the September 30 verdict, she said the family had waited 18 months for justice and wanted nothing less than capital punishment for the two. She and the newborn are shifted to a women’s barrack. Saurabh’s family seeks a DNA test to establish the child’s paternity. Rajput’s mother, Renu Devi, had demanded the death penalty after the conviction.
MEERUT : A Meerut court on Wednesday sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for murdering Saurabh Rajput, a former Merchant Navy officer and Rastogi’s husband, whose dismembered remains were concealed in a blue plastic drum.
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