How did a love marriage turn into a brutal crime?
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Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, recently witnessed a crime so gruesome that it shook the entire nation. Saurabh Rajput, a Merchant Navy officer, was brutally murdered by his own wife, Muskaan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla. His dismembered body was stuffed into a drum and sealed with cement—a shocking act of betrayal by the very person he once loved. But what led to such a horrific crime? How did a marriage built on love spiral into a story of deception, infidelity, and murder?
A love story that took a dark turn—Where did things go wrong?
Saurabh and Muskaan’s journey began as a love marriage in 2016. In an attempt to spend more time with his wife, Saurabh took the drastic step of leaving his well-paying Merchant Navy job. However, this decision didn’t sit well with his family, leading to tensions at home. As conflicts grew, the couple decided to move into a rented house, away from family pressures.
In 2019, they welcomed a daughter into their lives. But what should have been a joyful phase soon turned into heartbreak for Saurabh. He discovered that Muskaan was having an affair with his close friend, Sahil. The revelation led to frequent conflicts, and the couple even considered divorce. However, prioritizing his daughter’s future, Saurabh chose to stay and instead rejoined the Merchant Navy in 2023, hoping to rebuild his life.
Merchant Navy Officer Saurabh Rajput’s return home became his death sentence
On February 24, 2025, Saurabh returned home to celebrate his daughter’s sixth birthday. Little did he know that his wife and her lover had already plotted his murder. On March 4, Muskaan laced his food with sleeping pills. As soon as he fell unconscious, she and Sahil stabbed him to death in cold blood.
But their cruelty did not end there. To cover up their crime, they chopped up his body into over 15 pieces, placed them inside a drum, and poured wet cement over it—turning it into a horrifying tomb.
How did the killers almost get away with it?
Muskaan and Sahil went to extreme lengths to mislead everyone. When neighbors asked about Saurabh, Muskaan casually told them that he had gone on a trip to a hill station. To make the deception more convincing, she and Sahil traveled to Manali, taking Saurabh’s phone with them. They uploaded photos to his social media, creating the illusion that he was alive and enjoying a vacation.
However, their plan started to unravel when Saurabh’s family grew suspicious. Repeated calls to him went unanswered, and his absence became too long to ignore. Sensing something was wrong, his relatives reported him missing to the police.
How did the truth finally come out?
When the police began their investigation, they questioned Muskaan and Sahil. Under pressure, they cracked and confessed to the gruesome murder. They led the authorities to the drum where Saurabh’s remains were hidden. Breaking through the hardened cement wasn’t easy—the police initially struggled with hammers and chisels. Eventually, a drill machine was brought in to extract the remains, 14 days after the murder.
What happens next?
Muskaan and Sahil have been taken into custody and will face legal proceedings. This horrifying crime serves as a grim reminder of how betrayal, greed, and deceit can drive people to commit unimaginable atrocities.
Saurabh Rajput sacrificed his career for love, only to be met with ultimate betrayal. What drove Muskaan and Sahil to commit such a heinous act? Was it greed, obsession, or a desperate bid to escape the consequences of their affair?
One thing is certain—this case will remain etched in the minds of many as a chilling tale of love gone horribly wrong.
