Report: Meerut: Wife, Lover Kill, Dismember, Cement Merchant Navy Officer.
They say love is in the air – until it’s not. A disturbing case from Meerut, Uttar-Pradesh has come to light, sending shock waves to the entire nation. Saurabh Rajput, a 29-year-old Merchant Navy officer was killed by his estranged wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla alias (Mohit). Rajput allegedly came from London on 24th February to celebrate the 6th birthday of his daughter which is on 28th February. The family claims Saurabh has been missing since 4th March.
The couple deeply in love at the time tied the knot in 2016 despite strong opposition from their families. Within a few years of marriage, Rajput left his highly prestigious job as a Merchant Navy officer to spend more time with his wife. This decision led to great chaos in the family and the couple soon left and rented an apartment together. Things were working out splendidly and the couple soon welcomed their only daughter in 2019. However, their happiness was short-lived. The story of love and happiness soon turned into a nightmare filled with hurt, betrayal and heartbreak as Rajput learned of his wife’s affair with Sahil Shukla. Enraged with the infidelity he decided to divorce his wife and move on, but later changed his decision for the sake of his daughter’s future. Still heartbroken he rejoined the Merchant Navy and left the country in 2023.
On the unfateful night of the murder, Rastogi confessed to feeding food laced with sleeping pills to her husband. Once the victim was asleep, Muskan Rastogi along with her lover Sahil Shukla killed him with a knife, cut his body into 15 pieces and stuffed the body parts into a water container filled with wet cement.
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Rastogi had access to her late husband’s phone and was texting with his family the entire time to avoid any suspicions. However, the family grew worried as they were not able to get a hold of him over calls. When they grew uneasy, she took a step further and soon after the heinous crime, the murderous duo left the city to visit Manali. She and Sahil uploaded content from Rajput’s phone to make it look like he was alive.
The gruesome crime might have gone unnoticed for longer if not for the foul smell coming from her apartment. The police were alerted by neighbours of the dreadful stench. Upon thoroughly investigating the police were able to find the dismembered body parts of Rajput. This led to the arrest of Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla who are currently in police custody awaiting trial. But for Muskan her arrest wasn’t the worst to come. Her parents Pramod Kumar Rastogi and Kavita Rastogi have made statements to demand justice for their late Son-in-law and urged the authorities to give their daughter the death penalty.
A love story that started with defying the odds turned into a saga of ultimate hate, betrayal and murder.
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