Meerut homicide: Muskan Rastogi, spouse of ex-merchant navy officer, desires to review legislation from jail, says report

A jail official instructed the publication that Muskan Rastogi expressed dissatisfaction with the assist she obtained from her lawyer and said her intention to argue her personal case.

Muskan Rastogi and her associate, Sahil Shukla, allegedly killed her husband, Saurabh Rajput, 35, whose dismembered and cement-sealed physique was found inside a blue drum at his Brahmpuri residence in Meerut on March 18. 

The couple was arrested after getting back from a visit to Himachal Pradesh. Each have been despatched to Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail after a court docket rejected their bail purposes.

Muskan did not research past Class 8

The jail official instructed The TOI that Muskan Rastogi has not studied past Class 8 and lacks a senior secondary certificates, which is a compulsory requirement for pursuing authorized research in India.

Authorities have now begun exploring the steps required for her to pursue authorized training. It has been clarified that Muskan would wish to finish her senior secondary training earlier than she could be eligible for an LLB course.

In response to officers, IGNOU (Indira Gandhi Nationwide Open College) presents a wide range of instructional programmes throughout the jail system.

Jail superintendent Viresh Raj Sharma instructed The Instances of India, “Since Muskan was lodged in jail, nobody from her household has visited her, whereas Sahil’s maternal grandma and brother met him. Now, Muskan has sought the method to review authorized training and we’re interested by it. If she desires to review, jail authorities will present all mandatory assets to her.”

Newest improvement within the case

Earlier this month, Meerut Police filed an in depth chargesheet of almost 1,000 pages towards Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla within the homicide case of former service provider navy officer Saurabh Rajput. The chargesheet, submitted 69 days after the invention of Rajput’s dismembered physique, outlines a chilling homicide conspiracy involving his spouse and her associate, based on a earlier report by Hindustan Instances.

It contains statements from 34 witnesses – starting from relations and lodge workers to police officers – that assist reconstruct the sequence of occasions following Rajput’s return from London.

Muskan’s dad and mom, Kavita and Pramod Rastogi, testified towards their daughter, holding her liable for the crime. Their statements have been added to the chargesheet and are anticipated to bolster the prosecution’s case.

Muskan was additionally discovered to be pregnant throughout a routine medical examination in jail.

How the homicide of ex-merchant navy officer was deliberate

Police stated Saurabh Rajput, a resident of Indiranagar, returned to Meerut on February 24 after spending time overseas. Inside 10 days of his return, he was murdered in what investigators describe as a premeditated crime involving his spouse, Muskan and her lover, Sahil Shukla. On the night time of March 3, Saurabh was fatally stabbed within the chest, after which his physique was dragged into the lavatory and dismembered.

In response to the chargesheet, the accused stuffed his stays right into a blue plastic drum and coated them with cement and mud to suppress the odour and conceal the crime. Sahil allegedly decapitated Saurabh and carried the severed head in a bag, whereas the remainder of the physique was sealed contained in the drum.

After committing the homicide, Muskan and Sahil fled to Himachal Pradesh, travelling by way of Shimla, Manali, and Kasol. On March 11, simply days after the killing, Muskan was seen celebrating Sahil’s birthday in Manali. Statements from lodge workers who served the couple throughout their keep proved instrumental in tracing their actions and piecing collectively the timeline.

The case got here to gentle on March 18, when police recovered the blue drum containing the physique elements. Each suspects have been arrested the following day and have remained in custody since. 

The police gathered a variety of proof – together with forensic samples, digital data, and witness statements from 34 individuals, resembling a taxi driver, chemist, landlord, and lodge workers – to construct the case