Love, betrayal, a cemented physique: Haunting particulars to this point in Meerut service provider navy officer’s homicide

The homicide of Saurabh Rajput got here to gentle earlier this week, nonetheless, police mentioned that he was killed days earlier than his mangled physique was recovered from a cement-filled drum.

For the reason that uncovering of the incident, particulars have been leaking out continuous, from members of the family of sufferer alleging that Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla have been into occult practices to movies circulating of the duo dancing on Holi, allegedly after committing the crime.

Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Rajput bought married in 2016 in opposition to his household’s needs, following a relationship they usually had a six-year-old daughter. Muskan and Sahil had recognized one another since faculty and reconnected by way of a WhatsApp group in 2019, police mentioned.

Meerut homicide | Haunting particulars to this point

-The crime: Saurabh Rajput, a service provider navy worker, had been lacking since March 4 and his mangled physique was discovered sealed underneath cement in a drum days later, police mentioned on March 18. An investigation was launched upon receiving details about the matter. The incident occurred in Indra Nagar space of Meerut. On the premise of suspicion, police detained Saurabh Rajput’s spouse Muskan and her lover Sahil, who later reportedly confessed to having dedicated the crime.

-Confession: Throughout interrogation, Muskan and Sahil confessed to having stabbed Saurabh Rajput to dying on March 4. The 2 then chopped up his physique, put the stays inside a drum and sealed it with cement. The 2 have been arrested and are at present in judicial custody.

–Sedatives in lauki kofta: On March 3, Saurabh returned dwelling with a dish of ‘lauki ke kofte’ ready by his mom, Renu. Muskan seized the chance, reheating the dish and lacing it with the sedatives, police mentioned. As Saurabh slipped into unconsciousness, she dialed Sahil, summoning him to their rented dwelling in Indira Nagar. Meerut SP Metropolis Ayush Vikram Singh mentioned police visited a number of retailers the place Muskan bought a knife, a drum, and medicines. A medical retailer proprietor, Amit Joshi, confirmed promoting sleeping tablets to Muskan after she offered a physician’s prescription. An aged man accompanying her falsely posed as her father. Police at the moment are making an attempt to find him.

-Holi, clubbing in post-murder Himachal journey: After the homicide, Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla travelled to Himachal Pradesh’s Kasol on March 10 and checked right into a lodge by introducing themselves as husband and spouse. They left on March 16, the lodge operator mentioned, including the accused duo’s driver accompanied them. Their keep included Holi celebrations at a resort, and dancing at a nightclub, purported movies of which surfaced on social media.

-Duo did not depart lodge in Himachal: Throughout their Himachal journey, the accused duo remained of their lodge room all through the day, solely leaving as soon as for a quick outing of their automobile, which struck the employees as uncommon. They’d minimal interplay with the lodge employees and didn’t even allow them to clear their room. Upon check-out, they knowledgeable the lodge operator that that they had arrived from Manali and deliberate to return to Uttar Pradesh.

-Saurabh Rajput’s post-mortem reveal brutality: Saurabh Rajput’s autopsy report on Saturday revealed the acute brutality with which he was killed and the physique dismembered allegedly by his spouse and her lover. Rajput’s head was severed from the physique, each arms have been reduce off from the wrist and his legs have been bent backwards, suggesting an try to suit the physique in a drum, the post-mortem report revealed. The reason for dying was attributed to shock and extreme bleeding.

-Coronary heart punctured, neck severed: Docs who performed the autopsy reported that Rajput was stabbed within the coronary heart with excessive drive thrice. Superintendent of Police (Metropolis) Ayush Vikram Singh confirmed on Saturday the autopsy findings. “Muskaan brutally stabbed Saurabh in his coronary heart, puncturing it. His neck was severed and each palms have been reduce off. The physique was reduce up into 4 items to suit it within the drum,” the officer mentioned.

-Muskan’s chats: Muskan’s on-line chats and audio she exchanged with the driving force of the cab during which she and Sahil travelled to Himachal Pradesh additionally surfaced on social media. The audio recording recovered by police options Muskan instructing the cab driver to ship a cake to her lodge room. The duo continued their lavish keep till they ran out of funds and returned to Meerut.

-Landlord caught Muskan, Sahil in compromising place: Investigations revealed that Muskan and Sahil have been in a secret relationship. Their landlord had caught them in a compromising place in 2021, after which Saurabh realized about their affair. The duo primarily used Snapchat for communication and deleted chats earlier than the crime. Their cell phones, together with Saurabh’s, have been despatched for forensic evaluation.