Meerut, 14 Oct (HS): On Wednesday, District Judge Arvind

Kumar Mishra's court sentenced Sahil Shukla and Muskan Rastogi to death in the

infamous Saurabh Rajput murder case in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. The

court delivered its verdict based on the testimony of 22 witnesses during the

nearly 13-month trial. Both accused broke down in tears upon receiving their

punishment.

Both of them were produced through video conferencing from

the district jail on Wednesday. Before pronouncing the sentence, the court

allowed them to talk about their daily routine and say something in their favor

but both of them said that they did not want to say anything. However, Muskan

requested the court to meet her daughter. Defense lawyer Rekha Jain appealed to

the court for a lesser sentence citing the future and upbringing of the girls.

After lunch, the court, on the basis of all the evidence, arguments and

statements, sentenced the culprits to death.

District Government Advocate Krishna Kumar Choubey

represented the prosecution in court. Meerut Senior Jail Superintendent Viresh

Raj Sharma stated that the first hearing on sentencing took place in the Meerut

court this morning. Both accused were presented separately. After receiving the

death penalty, both convicts appeared emotional and tearful.

It is noteworthy that Saurabh had left his job in London and

returned to his home in Meerut on 24 February 2025. Saurabh Rajput was murdered

in the Brahmapuri area of Meerut on 3 March 2025. After the murder, the body

was cut into pieces and filled in a blue drum and cemented. On the complaint of

Saurabh's brother Bablu, the police registered a case and after investigation,

Muskan and her lover Sahil Shukla were arrested on the charge of murder in

March 2025. On 30 September 2026, the court declared both the accused guilty on

the basis of all the evidence and statements. Today, the court has sentenced

both of them to death.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi