Meerut court awards death sentence to both the convicts in Blue drum murder case
\n\nA Meerut court on Wednesday awarded the death sentence to both the convicts – Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla – in the infamous Blue Drum Murder Case. Muskan had conspired her husband Saurabh Rajput's murder with the help of her lover Sahil. The duo killed Saurabh – a merchant navy officer – and hide his body in a blue drum.
\n\nEarlier on September 30, a Meerut district court convicted both Muskan and Sahil (Muskan's school friend-turned-partner) in the sensational "Blue Drum" murder case involving the killing of Saurabh Rajput.
\n\nDistrict Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra held Muskan and Sahil guilty of murdering Rajput and concealing his body. The verdict came after 13 months of proceedings, 126 hearings and statements from 22 prosecution witnesses.
\n\nThe court had reserved its order on the quantum of punishment (announced today). The two convicts appeared before the court virtually from the local jail where they are lodged.
\n\nAccording to prosecution details, Muskan, in collusion with her partner Sahil, hatched a criminal conspiracy to murder Saurabh Rajput. Following the killing, the duo attempted to dispose of the evidence by concealing his body inside…
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