Meerut blue drum case: Muskan Rastogi, Sahil Shukla convicted of Saurabh Rajput murder

A local court in Meerut has delivered its verdict in the much-discussed blue drum case. In the murder of Saurabh Rajput, the court has held his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla guilty. The sentence will be announced on October 14.

The verdict was delivered by Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra. The court has fixed October 14 for pronouncing the sentence, 14 days after the verdict.

The case from Meerut drew attention across the country after the killing. The allegation is that the wife, with the help of her lover, murdered her husband, put the body in a large blue drum and filled it with cement. Saurabh's body was found inside the blue drum kept in their house. Cement was poured into the drum so that the smell of the body would not spread. This is why the case remained in the headlines across the country.

Both accused, Muskan and Sahil, attended the hearings through video conferencing. The trial in the Saurabh Rajput murder case began in July 2025. Arguments went on in court for about 13 months. During this period there were 126 hearing dates, and the testimony of more than 22 witnesses was recorded.

The family of the deceased, Saurabh Rajput, has demanded that both be given the death penalty.

Saurabh's brother Rahul Rajput said: "We had hoped from the start that we would get justice." He said: "We have had only one demand from the beginning, that what they did to our brother should be done to them. At the very least, they should be hanged."

Rahul further said: "We have been fighting for justice for about a year and a half. After my brother's murder, our daily life has come to a halt. Reaching court at 11 am and returning home at 5 pm is all we do now." He said he and his mother had also been summoned to court to testify.

Rahul said at least 22 people had testified in the case. He repeated his demand: "We have hoped from the start that they will be sentenced to death." He also said that if the sessions court gave a lesser sentence, "we will go to the High Court and all the way to the Supreme Court."