In the case of the murder of former Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput, whose body was found in a cement-packed barrel, Meerut police have made shocking revelations. The assassination is reportedly plotted since November 2024 by his wife Muskaan Rastogi and her boyfriend Sahil Shukla.
Police say on March 4, Saurabh was given drugs, murdered, and hacked into fifteen parts. To be disposed of afterwards, his body was wrapped in a drum sealed with cement.
Muskaan had laced Saurabh's food on the night of March 4 with sleeping pills. She and Sahil stabbed and hacked him and cut his body into fifteen parts when he had fainted.
Muskaan and Sahil had confessed to the crime, SP City Ayush Vikram Singh added, and detailed their gruesome plan. They face charges of tampering with evidence, conspiracy, and murder.
Sahil held Saurabh's hands back while Muskan agreed to stab him. Sahil instructed Muskan to drop off the cement bags, sand, and drum. In order to cut up the chicken, the accused reported bringing a knife. The corpse was chopped into pieces and put in the drum before the cement was filled in.
Next, the accused embarked on a trip to Shimla and Kasol in an effort to create an alibi as they chatted through SMS to Saurabh's family.
When they returned, they would have claimed that Saurabh had left. But their money ran out, and upon inquiry by family members as to where Saurabh had headed, a complaint was lodged to the police.
Muskan and Sahil were taken into custody when they broke down after interrogation, the police said.
Saurabh and Muskaan married for love in 2016, and in 2019, they had a child. But Saurabh's decision to leave his job at the Merchant Navy so he could spend more time with his family did not sit well with his relatives.
He moved to London in 2023 to become a bakery worker, but his economic problems continued. Muskaan had consistent financial help from her family. Their relationship was further marred by Saurabh's alcoholism.
Differences between the two resurfaced on February 24, when Saurabh returned to India to mark his daughter's birthday. Muskaan and Sahil had already attempted to kill him unsuccessfully on February 25.
The barrel holding Saurabh's body was found by the police, but they had to break through the cement with a drill machine.
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