A Meerut district court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for killing Muskan's husband, Saurabh Rajput.
The prosecution said Rajput was drugged and killed, then his body was cut up and hidden in a blue plastic drum filled with cement.
The case, known as the blue drum murder, was heard over 126 hearings with 22 prosecution witnesses.
Reports say the court also imposed fines under murder and destruction-of-evidence sections, and one account said the defense asked that Muskan be spared because she has a baby in jail.
Rajput's mother, Renu Devi, welcomed the verdict and said she felt relief and satisfaction, while one lawyer said the two convicts appeared shocked after the sentence.
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All of the reporting agrees that Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla were sentenced to death by a Meerut court for Saurabh Rajput's murder. The coverage also agrees that the case involved a concealed body in a blue drum and that Rajput's family expressed relief over the verdict.
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A Meerut court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death over nineteen months after merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was murdered and his remains were hidden in a blue plastic drum. The trial spanned 126 hearings and included 22 prosecution witnesses before the court convicted the duo of murder and destruction of evidence. Rajput's mother expressed relief and hope that the verdict would serve as a deterrent after a lengthy legal process.
A Meerut court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of Muskan's husband, Saurabh Rajput, in a case known as the blue drum murder. Saurabh Rajput's mother, Renu Devi, expressed deep satisfaction and relief over the capital punishment verdict delivered by District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra. The prosecution stated that the accused conspired to kill Rajput because his presence hindered their relationship.
A district court in Meerut has sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of Muskan's husband, Saurabh Rajput. According to the prosecution, the accused drugged and killed the victim before dismembering his body and concealing it in a drum filled with cement in March of last year. The judge described the crime as a gruesome murder, while the defense had pleaded to spare Muskan from the death penalty due to her having a baby in jail.
Advocate Krishan Kumar Dubey stated that Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla appeared to be in a state of shock after a Meerut court sentenced them to death for murdering Muskan's husband. The prosecution argued that the murder was a meticulously planned conspiracy where the victim's body was cut into pieces and sealed in a blue plastic drum. Saurabh Rajput's mother also voiced deep satisfaction and relief regarding the court's historic capital punishment decision.