Saurabh Rajput was murdered and his body was later discovered. The killing set in motion a criminal case that would eventually involve the accused Muskaan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla.
The records indicate that Rastogi and Shukla were convicted and sentenced earlier in the proceedings, preceding the final verdict that followed after a lengthy trial.
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The trial lasted thirteen months and featured 126 hearings. Twenty-two witnesses gave statements during the proceedings. These numbers underscore the extensive nature of the judicial process that examined the allegations against the couple.
The judgment linked the acts of conspiracy, murder, dismemberment, and concealment as a single criminal scheme.
According to the claims presented in court, Rastogi and Shukla stabbed Saurabh Rajput to death. After the killing, they dismembered his body. The remains were placed inside a blue industrial drum, which was then filled with concrete and sand to conceal the evidence.
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District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that the accused had conspired to kill Rajput and that they concealed his dismembered body inside the blue drum using concrete and sand. The judgment linked the acts of conspiracy, murder, dismemberment, and concealment as a single criminal scheme.
This framing reflects the perspectives attributed to the individuals involved in the case.
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A Meerut court sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of Saurabh Rajput, marking the culmination of the legal proceedings. The same proceeding also recorded their conviction for the murder.
The case now rests with the death sentences imposed on Rastogi and Shukla. The proceedings, which spanned over a year and included numerous hearings and witness testimonies, have been noted for the gravity of the crime and the thoroughness of the evidence presented.