Meerut Woman and Partner Arrested for Murder of Merchant Navy Officer

Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla confessed to killing Saurabh Rajput, dismembering his body, and concealing it in a cement-filled drum.

Saurabh Rajput, a Merchant Navy officer, was murdered on March 4, 2025, by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
The accused incapacitated Saurabh with sleeping pills before stabbing him, dismembering his body, and sealing it in a drum filled with cement.
Muskan and Sahil attempted to mislead authorities by traveling to Manali with Saurabh's phone and posting on his social media accounts.
Saurabh's family filed a missing person complaint after not hearing from him for several days, leading to the arrest and confession of the accused.
Police recovered Saurabh's remains 14 days after the murder, and the investigation is ongoing as the accused await court proceedings.