Meerut Drum Murder Case: The night of March 3, cement, drum, and a sinister conspiracy; court now frames murder charges

The process of legal action has now been expedited in the famous Saurabh Rajput murder case of Meerut. Read more on Dynamite News

Meerut: The process of legal action in the infamous Saurabh Rajput murder case of Meerut has now accelerated. The trial of this sensational case has started in the district court.

On Monday, in the court of the district judge, serious charges of murder and destruction of evidence were framed against the main accused, Muskan Rastogi (28 years), and her lover, Sahil. Now the next hearing of this case will be on June 23.

When did the incident happen?

According to the Dynamite News correspondent, this heart-wrenching case is of the night of March 3, 2025, when Muskan, along with her lover Sahil, killed her husband Saurabh.

After the murder, both of them cut Saurabh's body into pieces and filled it in a blue drum and filled it with cement. After this, both the accused went out for a walk so that no one would suspect.

This mystery that shook the whole city came to light on March 18 when the police got a clue to the murder through that drum while searching for the missing Saurabh.

In the investigation of this murder case, the police collected the evidence very carefully, and on May 12, filed a 1000-page charge sheet in the court, in which the reason for the murder has been stated as a love affair and extramarital relations.

The charge sheet includes the murder plan, information about the crime scene, the process of disposing of the body, evidence of the purchase of cement, drums, and medicines, and other technical and physical evidence.

DGC Crime Krishna Kumar Choubey said that a total of 34 witnesses have been made in the case. He also said that the confirmation of all the shops from where the goods were purchased in the case and the statements of the owners have also been recorded.

The police say that every possible effort is being made to get maximum punishment for both the accused in this heinous crime. On the day of the start of the trial, both the accused were quietly brought to the court under tight security so that there was no ruckus.

During the investigation, it also came to light that Muskan was pregnant at the time of the murder, which has made the case even more sensitive.