Meerut murder case: In a latest update on the Meerut murder case, SP of Meerut City Ayush Vikram Singh revealed how the body parts of Saurabh Rajput were hidden by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla.
"One of the body parts was kept in a bag and she took the head and arms to Sahil's house. The next day, cement and drums were purchased. Then, they travelled by taxi to places like Shimla and Kasol in Himachal Pradesh. An investigation is underway to monitor videos and related CCTV footage.
Body parts crushed using mixer grinder
Police are also investigating whether apart from cutting the body it was crushed using a mixer grinder. The post-mortem shows several cuts and cops are waiting for the final report. Police will soon take remand of Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla in the brutal murder case.
As per reports the motive is being determined. "There is no black magic involved, everything was pre-planned. Sahil was provoked and a fake Snapchat account was created. Sahil, being superstitious, was told that his deceased mother had incarnated and was communicating with me, asking him to kill Saurabh. There is no black magic. They are now creating such a story in court to defend themselves," told Ayush Vikram Singh to India TV.
Occult practices central to Meerut murder case?
Family members of Saurabh Rajput, killed allegedly by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, have claimed that occult practices were central to the chilling murder. Though police have not yet commented on the claims, Rajput's mother Renu Devi said, "Both Muskaan and Sahil were into occult practices. They killed my son by performing tantric rituals."
Rajput's in-laws, Kavita and Pramod Rastogi, alleged it was Sahil who held their daughter Muskan captive by making her believe in tantric rituals. He also kept Muskan isolated from her six-year-old daughter, they claimed.
The duo then went on a vacation to Himachal Pradesh, all the while misleading Rajput's family by sending them messages from his phone. The matter was reported to police on March 18, following which Muskan and Sahil were arrested.
"Sahil's occult practices dominated Muskaan's mind in such a way that she started keeping her six-year-old daughter away. Sahil had made Muskaan an addict and completely superstitious," the deceased's mother said.
Neighbours claimed Sahil frequently dressed in yellow and black kurtas with "Mahakal" inscriptions on them while sporting numerous tattoos of religious and mystical symbols. His room was filled with unsettling imagery, including sketches of ominous figures.
"Many other scary images have also been found in Sahil's room. He used to go out only to feed cats and the lights in his room remained switched off most of the time," a neighbour said.
Meanwhile, Muskan's statements to police indicate that Sahil manipulated her into committing the murder, claiming it was necessary for their new life together.
A source in the police said, "Muskan has made it clear in her statements that Sahil had said that 'you will have to kill Saurabh, only then we can start a new life'." "Sahil got Muskan to kill her husband. First, he made her sit on Saurabh's chest. Then he brought a knife from the kitchen, showed her how to wield it and directed her to insert the knife in Saurabh's heart thrice.
"When Muskan could not bring herself to use the knife, Sahil held her hand and made her stab an unconscious Saurabh in the heart thrice," the source said.
Asked about the claims about the alleged involvement of occult practices in the case, Superintendent of Police (City) Ayush Vikaram Singh replied, "All aspects of the case are being looked into."