Murdered Merchant Navy Officer's In-Laws Want Death Penalty For Daughter: 'Saurabh Loved Her Blindly'

In a murder case in Meerut, UP, the parents of accused Muskaan Rastogi demand the death penalty for their daughter for killing her husband, Saurabh Rajput.

A Merchant Navy officer was killed by his wife and her lover in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

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In the gruesome murder which took place in UP's Meerut, the parents of the accused Muskaan Rastogi, arrested for allegedly killing her husband Saurabh Rajput, said that their daughter should be hanged till death.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Muskaan's mother said, "Saurabh was a good man... We demand justice, and we want that she (Muskan) should be hanged till death."

#WATCH | Meerut, UP | A person named Saurabh Rajput, working in the Merchant Navy, was murdered by his wife Muskan and her partner Sahil on March 4.

Accused Muskan's mother says, "Saurabh was a good man... We demand justice, and we want that she (Muskan) should be hanged till… https://t.co/NZnWbUwtEG pic.twitter.com/tvnbIRecAs

— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2025

Muskaan's father echoed the same and said, "My daughter (Muskan) killed her husband (Saurabh)... She is not fit for society, and she is dangerous to everyone. I would advise others not to take such steps...She should be hanged till death, and if possible, it should be live..."

#WATCH | Meerut, UP | Saurabh Rajput Murder case | Accused Muskan's father says, "My daughter (Muskan) killed her husband (Saurabh)... She is not fit for society, and she is dangerous to everyone. I would advise others not to take such steps...She should be hanged till death, and… https://t.co/FKCavKNG6v pic.twitter.com/ihHjZERmmF

— ANI (@ANI) March 19, 2025

Muskaan's mother told NDTV that when her daughter came to meet them, she confessed of killing Saurabh. Her mother said, as quoted by NDTV, "She confessed that she had killed Saurabh and we immediately took her to the police station." Muskaan's mother said that Saurabh was 'blindly in love' with her daughter. "Our daughter was the problem. She got him separated from his family. And she has now done this", Muskaan's mother said.

The Case

Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput was allegedly murdered by his wife, Muskaan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukal, in UP's Meerut. His dismembered body was found sealed inside a plastic drum filled with cement.

The victim had returned to Meerut from London, for his wife's birthday. However, he was murdered by her and her love on March 4 in Brahmpuri region. His decomposed remains were discovered nearly 15 days later on Tuesday in his rented apartment.

Rajput had married Muskaan Rastogi in 2016 after a love marriage, and had been living with her and their five-year-old daughter in the rented house for the past three years. Police said that the victim was last seen on March 4, the day he is believed to have been murdered.

SP City Ayush Vikram Singh told that the incident was brought to the fore after police received a tip-off about a foul smell from the victim's house. It was later revealed during the investigation that there was a dismembered body chopped into multiple pieces inside the cement-filled drum.

The accused, Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, were taken into custody. They have been booked for murder and for destroying the evidence. During interrogation, Rastogi and her lover, confessed to stabbing the officer to death on March 4. They then reportedly went on a vacation to a hill station after killing the victim.