Key highlightsSaurabh Rajput, a 35-year-old merchant navy officer, was murdered by his estranged wife, Muskan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla alias Mohit, in Meerut. Police discovered the decomposed remains of Saurabh Rajput nearly 15 days after his murder, following reports of a foul smell from his rented apartment. Muskan Rastogi misled Saurabh's family by messaging them from his phone, pretending he was alive while they sought to communicate with him. Both Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla have been arrested and charged with murder and destruction of evidence. Their crime was exposed when the police recovered Saurabh’s body.

Source: The Times March 19, 2025 05:47 UTC