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Chargesheet Filed in Gruesome Murder of Merchant Navy Officer by Wife and Her Lover

Police submit a 1,000-page chargesheet detailing the premeditated killing, forensic evidence, and witness statements as the accused await trial in judicial custody.

In 2021, Saurabh filed for divorce, though the case was withdrawn for the sake of their daughter. (Sourced)

Overview

  • The chargesheet, filed on May 12, 2025, accuses Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla of murdering Saurabh Rajput and concealing his dismembered body in a cement-filled drum.
  • The 1,000-page document includes statements from 34 witnesses and evidence of planning dating back to November 2023, according to police officials.
  • The murder was allegedly motivated by Muskan and Sahil’s extramarital affair, with police refuting theories of occult involvement.
  • Following the crime, the pair fled to Himachal Pradesh but were arrested on March 18 after Muskan confessed to her family.
  • Muskan, who is pregnant, remains in custody in the women’s barracks, while both await trial under sections 103 and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.