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Murder Suspect Muskan Rastogi Seeks Law Studies After Pregnancy Discovery

She is held in Meerut’s Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail on a detailed 1,000-page chargesheet for her husband’s murder

Police took ex-Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput's wife, Muskan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla, into custody in March after their arrest for his murder.
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Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla celebrated Holi during a week-long vacation they took after murdering Muskan's husband Saurabh Rajput

Overview

  • Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla allegedly killed ex-merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput on March 4 and concealed his dismembered body in a cement-filled drum
  • The pair were arrested on March 18 and remanded to jail after their bail pleas were rejected by a court
  • Police filed a comprehensive chargesheet of over 1,000 pages on May 12 outlining the planning and execution of the crime
  • Muskan has written to jail authorities seeking to study law despite having only an eighth-grade education and lacking the senior secondary certificate required for LLB enrollment
  • A routine medical examination in jail revealed Muskan is pregnant, and her family has not visited her while Sahil Shukla has received support from his relatives