Blue drum case: From brutal murder to death penalty; how horrifying case unfolded
A Meerut court has sentenced a woman and her lover to death for the 2025 murder of her husband, a merchant navy officer. The victim's remains were discovered inside a cement-filled drum after a lengthy investigation.
Why it matters
The case represents a high-profile criminal conviction in India, highlighting the judicial process regarding capital punishment in domestic homicide cases.
MEERUT: More than 19 months after merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput was murdered, his body dismembered and his remains concealed in a blue plastic drum filled with cement, a Meerut court on Wednesday sentenced his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death.The case, which came to light in March 2025, went through 126 court hearings and the examination of 22 prosecution witnesses before the district and sessions court convicted the two on September 30. The prosecution had sought the death penalty for both.How the murder came to lightRajput, 35, returned to Meerut from London on February 24-25, 2025.
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