Muskan, Sahil Convicted In Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case

A Meerut district court on Wednesday convicted Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla of murdering former Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput in the sensational “blue drum” case. 

District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra found the two guilty after a trial that lasted around 13 months and saw 126 hearings and testimony from 22 prosecution witnesses. The court will hear arguments on the quantum of sentence separately.

According to the prosecution, Rajput, 29, was allegedly drugged and stabbed to death by Muskan and Sahil at his residence in Meerut in March 2025. His body was subsequently dismembered and concealed inside a blue



plastic drum, which was filled with cement and sand. 

The case came to light after Rajput's remains were recovered from the sealed drum at the house. Police subsequently arrested Muskan and Sahil, who had allegedly fled to Himachal Pradesh following the murder.

During the trial, the prosecution presented circumstantial, forensic and technical evidence, including testimony from witnesses linked to the purchase of the drum, cement, sand and other items allegedly used in the crime. Call-detail records and mobile tower locations were also cited to establish Sahil's presence at the residence and the movements of the accused after the murder.