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  "id": 14452738,
  "title": "In Meerut Blue Drum Murder, Judge Cites The Gita While Awarding Death Sentence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/in-meerut-blue-drum-murder-judge-cites-the-gita-while-awarding-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:14:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-meerut-blue-drum-murder-judge-cites-bhagavad-gita-while-sentencing-victims-wife-her-lover-to-death-12184569"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"The judge cited references from the Mahabharata, affirming that the court would perform its duty, as 'dharma also means punishing those who commit wrongs'. Despite significant efforts by the defence,\" victim Saurabh Rajput's lawyer said outside court.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Let me meet my daughter once’: Muskan Rastogi ahead of blue drum murder verdict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/let-me-meet-my-daughter-once-muskan-rastogi-ahead-of-blue-drum-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:23:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Meerut 'blue drum' murder: Death penalty for Muskan Rastogi, lover Sahil for husband's killing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/meerut-blue-drum-murder-death-penalty-for-muskan-rastogi-lover-sahil",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:55:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case: Muskan Rastogi, Lover Sahil Shukla Sentenced To Death For Killing Saurabh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/meerut-blue-drum-murder-case-muskan-rastogi-lover-sahil-shukla",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Death Penalty For Muskaan Rastogi, Lover Sahil Shukla In Meerut Blue Drum Murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/death-penalty-for-muskaan-rastogi-lover-sahil-shukla-in-meerut-blue",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:08:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}