Meerut Court Convicts Two in Saurabh Rajput Murder Case

A Meerut district court on September 30 convicted Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla of murdering Saurabh Rajput. The court has not announced their punishment, leaving sentencing for a separate hearing. The two defendants appeared by video conference from the local jail, according to reports of the proceedings. Government counsel Krishna Kumar Chaubey said the court referred to a Supreme Court order and stressed that serious crimes should receive appropriate punishment. The court’s written judgment was not included in the available reports. The case, widely referred to as the Blue Drum murder case, concerns Rajput’s death in Meerut in March 2025. Prosecutors alleged that Rastogi and Shukla killed him and concealed his remains in a drum. Those details are allegations underlying the case; the reported court outcome on September 30 was that both defendants were found guilty of murder. Reports commonly describe the proceedings as involving 126 hearings. They differ on the trial’s duration, however, and the supplied accounts do not resolve that discrepancy. One report also said 22 witnesses testified, while another put the number at more than 22.