Meerut Murder Case: Autopsy Reveals Navy Officer Killed 2 Weeks Ago, Body Had Shaky Teeth, Loose Skin
Meerut merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was murdered two weeks ago, with attempts to burn his skin. His wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla confessed to the crime.
Fresh details in the gruesome Meerut merchant navy officer murder case are sending shockwaves to the nation. Post-mortem has revealed Saurabh Rajput was murdered two weeks ago and there was an attempt to burn his skin. Doctors said his body had shaky teeth and loose skin.
Speaking to News18, Meerut Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ashok Kataria said the autopsy report suggests that Saurabh was murdered more than two weeks ago and an attempt was made to burn his skin by pouring wet cement, which can cause severe damage to the skin. He said the body was chopped into many parts, his teeth were shaking and his skin had become very loose.
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He said that he had never seen such a case in his thirty years of career.
Meanwhile, Muskan Rastogi, who with her lover Sahil Shukla confessed to murdering and dismembering her husband, Saurabh Rajput, into 15 pieces using a butcher’s knife and concealing it in a drum filled with cement, spent a restless night in Chaudhary Charan Singh district jail, showing signs of extreme distress, jail officials confirmed.
Viresh Raj Sharma, senior jail superintendent, said, “Muskan and her lover, Sahil Shukla, were brought to the jail around 6 pm on Wednesday. Muskan was placed in the women’s barrack (barrack number 12), while Sahil was assigned to the men’s barrack (barrack number 18)." “Muskan remained silent and did not interact with anyone. She also did not eat the provided food," he added.
While jail sources said that Muskan cried throughout the night, the jail superintendent declined to comment on this.
The sources further claimed that Muskan and Sahil asked to be placed in adjacent barracks.
On Wednesday, the duo was presented in the court of the chief judicial magistrate and remanded to 14-day judicial custody. Outside the court, they were attacked by a group of lawyers, who physically assaulted them. Sahil’s clothes were torn during the altercation, and police had to intervene to ensure their safety.
Here’s what we know about the case so far:
- Muskan allegedly told neighbours that she and Saurabh were travelling to Himachal Pradesh. However, suspicions arose when a foul smell spread through the neighbourhood. Concerned residents alerted the police, leading to the gruesome discovery and the couple’s arrest.
- What shocked investigators further was Muskan’s apparent lack of remorse. After disposing of the body, Muskan and Sahil reportedly went on a trip together, as if nothing had happened.
- Police sources revealed that Muskan initially tried to mislead authorities by claiming that Saurabh had gone missing.
- Following their arrest, Muskan and Sahil were presented to the media before their court appearance. The sight of Muskan wearing sindoor, despite allegedly killing her husband, left many speechless.
- Speaking to reporters, Saurabh’s mother said the neighbours told them that Saurabh and Muskan’s daughter, 6, had said that her father had been kept in the drum.
- According to police sources, Muskan had been planning Saurabh’s murder since November last year, aided and abetted by Sahil. When Saurabh, who worked for a US-based company, was set to return home in February, the couple began making preparations.
- “She bought two long-bladed knives, claiming they were for cutting chicken. She also obtained banned sedatives from a local drug store," said a police official.
- Their first attempt on February 25 failed. Saurabh ate food laced with sedatives but only fell into a deep sleep rather than losing consciousness.
- Determined to finish what they had planned, they tried again on March 4. That night, Muskan mixed the sedatives into his meal, ensuring he was unconscious. Then, with Sahil present, she took a butcher’s knife, climbed onto her sleeping husband, and plunged the blade into his chest.
- Sahil assisted by applying additional pressure, ensuring the knife went deep enough to be fatal. They stabbed him multiple times to confirm his death.
- The police raided Muskan’s rented house in Indira Nagar, where they found the cement-filled drum. “We had to use a drill machine to break the concrete. What we discovered inside was horrifying," said a senior officer.
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