Saurabh Rajput murder case: 'House for sale' as Muskan's family plans to leave Meerut

Eight months aft the sidesplitting of Saurabh Rajput successful the infamous 'blue drum murder' case, a shadiness of the incidental inactive looms ample implicit Meerut's Indiranagar, wherever the household of the accused, Muskan Rastogi, resides and present prepares to permission the city.

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On Wednesday (November 5, 2025), a 'House for sale' motion was seen extracurricular their residence.

Muskan's father, Pramod Rastogi, connected Thursday (November 6) told PTI that the household nary longer wishes to unrecorded successful Meerut. "There are lone achy memories near here. We privation to determination retired and commencement afresh," helium said.

Pramod's woman Kavita and lad Rahul, besides supported the decision.

The household said their societal and fiscal concern had deteriorated since the incidental connected March 3. Pramod's jewellery concern is connected the verge of shutting down, with customers staying distant and creditors halting transactions, helium said.

Muskan's younger sister, who utilized to connection tuition astatine home, besides mislaid her income aft radical stopped sending their children.

According to constabulary records, Muskan, and her lover, Sahil Shukla, allegedly murdered her husband, Saurabh Rajput, connected March 3. The duo allegedly chopped the assemblage into 4 pieces, stuffed them successful a drum, and filled it with cement earlier fleeing to Himachal Pradesh.

Muskan aboriginal confessed to the transgression to her family, who informed the police.

Rahul alias Bablu told section media that the house, which is present up for sale, was allegedly built utilizing wealth sent by Saurabh from London.

"They hid the information and built this location with Saurabh's money. Now they are selling it," helium claimed.

Muskan and Sahil were arrested and produced successful tribunal connected March 19, pursuing which they were sent to judicial custody. They are presently lodged successful the Meerut territory jail, wherever Muskan is pregnant.

Saurabh's household has demanded a DNA trial of the child, stating they would judge the babe lone if it is proven to beryllium Saurabh's.

Sahil is presently engaged successful cultivation enactment wrong the jail, a section constabulary authoritative said.Only his member and grandma sojourn him, portion Muskan's household has severed each ties with her, the authoritative added.