Death Penalty For Muskaan Rastogi, Lover Sahil Shukla In Meerut Blue Drum Murder

A Meerut court sentenced a 26-year-old woman and her 28-year-old lover to death for the murder of the woman's husband, a former merchant navy officer who was working in London. The case became widely known as the "Blue Drum Murder Case" after the victim's dismembered body was found sealed inside a cement-filled plastic drum at a residence in the Brahmpuri area of Meerut.

According to the prosecution, the victim was killed on the night of March 3, 2025, after returning to Meerut in February 2025. Investigators alleged the wife sedated him with laced food, after which her lover arrived at the house. The pair allegedly stabbed him to death, dismembered the body, and concealed the remains in the drum. The couple then fled to Himachal Pradesh, using the victim's mobile phone to send misleading text messages to his family.

Suspicion arose regarding the victim's disappearance after the wife returned to Meerut and gave conflicting accounts, leading her family to take her to the police station where she reportedly confessed. The local police arrested the pair, and a trial ensued involving months of hearings and numerous witnesses, including vendors who sold items linked to the crime and hotel managers who tracked the suspects' movements.

Following their conviction for murder and evidence concealment, the district court pronounced the death penalty for both convicts. Under Indian law, the death sentence must be confirmed by the High Court before it can be executed, and the convicts retain the right to challenge the verdict.

Not yet reported: The articles do not specify the final outcome of any appeal or confirmation proceedings before the High Court.