Meerut Court Sentences Murder Convicts Muskan and Sahil to Death
· India · Hindustan Times, Zee News
Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla appeared to be in a state of shock after a Meerut court sentenced them to death for murdering her husband, Saurabh Rajput. Advocate Krishan Kumar Dubey stated that the accused were stunned by the historic verdict delivered on Wednesday. The prosecution successfully proved the premeditated killing, detailing how Rajput's body was dismembered and concealed inside a blue plastic drum sealed with cement at his home. The court also ordered both convicts to pay fines of ₹50,000 under Section 302 and ₹20,000 under Section 238A. The defense had argued that no eyewitnesses existed and that both accused have daughters, but the court set those arguments aside due to the precise and overwhelming evidence presented.
Why it matters
The death sentence serves as a rare precedent-setting ruling in a premeditated murder case involving a female convict, drawing intense national attention to the delivery of capital punishment.
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