Blue drum case: Meerut court convicts wife, lover for husband’s murder
A Meerut court has convicted a woman and her lover for the murder of her husband, whose body was found hidden in an industrial drum filled with concrete. The verdict follows a lengthy legal process involving 126 hearings and multiple witness statements.
Why it matters
The case gained significant public attention due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the subsequent legal resolution in the Indian justice system.
NEW DELHI: A Meerut court on Wednesday convicted Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla of killing her husband Saurabh Rajput in the infamous blue drum murder case.Meerut district judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Muskan , along with her boyfriend Sahil, conspired to murder her husband Saurabh Rajput and hid his body in a industrial drum using concrete and sand.The ruling came after 126 hearings and 22 witness statements.Advocate Krishan Kumar Dubey said, "The court has now held both offenders guilty of murdering Saurabh Rajput and attempting…
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