69 Days Later, 1,000-Page Chargesheet Names Victim's Wife, Lover, Cites 34 Witnesses

Sixty-nine days after former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was found brutally murdered and dismembered inside a rented house, Meerut police on Monday filed a nearly 1,000-page chargesheet in court, laying bare a chilling murder plot involving his wife and her lover.

- HT Correspondent

MEERUT: The chargesheet names 34 witnesses—from family members and hotel staff to police personnel—whose testimonies piece together the gruesome chain of events that followed Saurabh's return from London.

In a striking twist, Muskan's parents—Kavita and Pramod Rastogi—gave statements holding their own daughter responsible for the crime. Their testimonies have been included in the chargesheet and are expected to strengthen the prosecution's case.

The chargesheet, submitted in the court of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) Anuj Kumar Thakur by inspector Ramakant Pachauri, names Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla as the prime accused. They have been charged under Sections 103(1) (murder) and 238(A) (destruction of evidence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).