Archive · 31 May 2025
Meerut Murder Accused Seeks Law Studies in Jail
A woman named Muskan, who is in jail for allegedly killing her husband, wants to become a lawyer.
She says she hasn't been getting enough help from her lawyer.
Her husband's body was found cut up inside a drum.
She was arrested with her boyfriend after coming back from a trip.
She has not finished her high school, which is usually needed to study law in India.
Jail officials are looking into how she can start studying law in prison.
She has not had any visits from family, while her accomplice has.
Muskan Rastogi, accused of murdering her husband, seeks to study law in jail.
Rastogi, along with her lover, allegedly killed her husband Saurabh Rajput.
Rajput's dismembered body was found in a sealed drum.
Police arrested Rastogi and Sahil Shukla after their return from Himachal Pradesh.
Rastogi is currently pregnant and wants to represent herself in court.
- Who
- Muskan Rastogi, the main accused, along with her lover Sahil Shukla, and the victim Saurabh Rajput.
- What
- Muskan Rastogi wants to pursue legal studies in jail after being accused of murdering her husband.
- When
- The murder happened on March 4, with the body discovered on March 19.
- Where
- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Muskan Rastogi wants to study law to represent herself in court because she feels she hasn't received adequate support from her advocate.
- Accused
- Muskan Rastogi
- Victim
- Saurabh Rajput
- Alleged Accomplice
- Sahil Shukla
- Location
- Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- Charges
- Murder
- Jail
- Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail
- Current Status
- Pregnant