'Ganja' addiction prevented Meerut murder accused Muskan Rastogi from leaving her lover: Report

In a startling revelation, it has emerged that Muskan, the wife of murdered Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput, was allegedly made addicted to 'ganja' by her lover, Sahil Shukla.

As per a Dainik Bhaskar report, Shukla, who regularly used ganja, allegedly influenced Muskan to become addicted as well, trapping her in the relationship and making it difficult for her to break free.

The duo is now accused of brutally murdering Saurabh, dismembering his body, and sealing the remains in a drum filled with cement. Saurabh from Brahmpuri's Indra Nagar Phase 2 went missing on March 4 and an investigation was launched after receiving information about the matter, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ayush Vikram Singh said.

Following this, the police detained Muskan (27) and Sahil (25). During interrogation, the two confessed to having stabbed Rajput to death on March 4. The two then chopped up his body, put the remains inside a drum and sealed it with cement. 

The remains have been sent for post-mortem and a case has been registered based on a complaint lodged by Rajput's family. According to Rajput's family, Muskan attempted to mislead them by sending messages from his phone.

After committing the crime, Muskan and Sahil went on a vacation to a hill station, the ASP said. Police said Rajput and Muskan, from Gauripura, had a love marriage in 2016.

Their families were unhappy with their relationship and the couple lived separately in a rented house in Indira Nagar Phase 1 with their three-year-old daughter, police said.