Meerut murder case: Court sentences two to death
On September 30, 2026, the Meerut district court held Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla guilty of the murder of merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput in the sensational ‘Blue Drum’ murder case
On October 14, 2026, a local court in Meerut handed down a death sentence to Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla in the high-profile "Blue Drum" murder case. The victim, merchant navy officer Saurabh Rastogi, was killed by Muskan on March 3, 2025, allegedly with the assistance of Shukla. According to the case, the victim was first rendered unconscious using sedatives before the accused dismembered his body and placed the remains inside a blue plastic drum, which was then sealed with cement to conceal the crime.
The trial concluded after 13 months and 126 hearings, during which the prosecution presented evidence from 22 witnesses, including those connected to the purchase of the blue drum. The final arguments were delivered on September 17, 2026.
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