MEERUT: Just days after brutally murdering her husband, dismembering his body, and leaving it to decompose in a cement-filled drum, Muskaan Rastogi was seen celebrating Holi with her lover, Sahil Shukla, as if nothing had happened.
A video shows Muskaan and Sahil smiling at the camera, their faces smeared with colour. Another clip captures Muskaan celebrating her birthday with Sahil, feeding him cake.
The couple was also spotted enjoying a trip together.
Saurabh Rajput murder case
Saurabh, an ex-merchant navy officer, returned from London to Meerut on February 24, hoping to surprise his wife on her birthday. Instead, he walked into a death trap. By the time his disappearance raised suspicions, he had already been drugged, murdered, beheaded, and left to rot in a plastic drum for nearly two weeks. The crime, committed on March 4, was only uncovered on Tuesday.
SP (City) Ayush Vikram Singh revealed that Muskaan had been plotting the murder since November. “She manipulated Sahil through fake Snapchat messages, making him believe they were signs from his deceased mother. Days before Saurabh’s return, she bought two knives, claiming they were for cutting chicken, and faked anxiety to obtain sedatives, which she later used to drug her husband before the attack.”
“Muskaan exploited Sahil’s grief over his late mother, convincing him that she had reincarnated and was guiding him to kill Saurabh,” Singh added. “She also told Sahil that Saurabh was not in the merchant navy but working in a bakery in London. These claims are being verified.”
Both Muskaan and Sahil have been charged with murder and destruction of evidence.
‘Unfit for society’
Muskaan’s parents have distanced themselves from their daughter, demanding the strictest punishment. “That kid (Saurabh Rajput) was a good man. We demand justice and want her to be hanged till death,” her mother told ANI.
Her father echoed the sentiment, stating, “My daughter killed her husband. She is unfit for society and a danger to everyone. I would advise others not to take such steps. She should be hanged till death.”
