Meerut murder case: Court sentences two to death
A Meerut court has sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for the 2025 murder of Saurabh Rastogi. The case, known as the 'Blue Drum' murder, involved the dismemberment of the victim's body and concluded after 126 hearings.
Why it matters
The case gained significant public attention due to the gruesome nature of the crime and the length of the judicial process.
A local court in Meerut on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla to death in the high-profile ‘Blue Drum’ murder case .
Muskan allegedly murdered her husband, Saurabh Rastogi, with the help of Shukla on March 3, 2025. According to the case details, the victim was first rendered unconscious using sedatives. The accused then allegedly dismembered his body, placed the remains inside a blue plastic drum and sealed it with cement to conceal the crime.
On September 30, 2026, the Meerut district court held Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla guilty of the murder of merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput in the sensational “Blue Drum” murder case, bringing the trial to an end after 13 months and 126 hearings.
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