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Locked For 19 Months, Meerut's 'Blue Drum' Murder House To Be 'Purified'
- Sunday November 1, 2026
- Meerut News | Press Trust Of India
The house owner said that a "shuddhikaran" (purification ritual) and a "havan" would be performed in the portion of the house where the murder took place.
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Wife, Lover 'Cried Uncontrollably' After Death Sentence In Blue Drum Murder
- Thursday October 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
The jail administration has increased security and surveillance for both convicts. They have been given new prisoner numbers: Sahil Shukla is 395, Muskan Rastogi 396. They are being held in separate cells, and jail officials are monitoring their condition.
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Muskaan Rastogi Gets Death. What Husband's Family Said On Daughters' Future
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Saurabh Rajput and Muskaan Rastogi married in 2016 in a love marriage. Police say Saurabh later learnt of Muskaan's affair with his friend Sahil, and the couple considered divorce.
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Why Are Plastic Drums Blue? Meerut Murder Case Brings The Everyday Object Into Focus
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Long before its association with a gruesome murder case, the drum was simply a symbol of utility and a staple in construction sites and industrial yards.
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590 Days After Blue Drum Was Sealed, Meerut Murder Ends In Death Sentences
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of her husband, Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput.
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Death Penalty For Muskaan Rastogi, Lover Sahil Shukla In Meerut Blue Drum Murder
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
Meerut blue drum murder case: After 126 hearings and 22 witness statements, District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla conspired to kill Saurabh Rajput and concealed his dismembered body inside a drum using concrete and sand.
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In Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case, Wife And Her Lover Convicted
- Wednesday September 30, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
Thirteen months after a concrete-filled blue plastic drum became the motif and the most crucial evidence of a murder case in Meerut, a local court on Wednesday convicted his wife, Muskan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla. After 126 hearings and 22 witness statements, District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Rastogi and Shukla conspired to k...
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"Must Be Hanged": Meerut 'Blue Drum' Victim's Mother Breaks Down In Court
- Wednesday April 22, 2026
- India News | Edited by Aastha Ahuja
Saurabh Rajput's mother, Renu Devi, accused the police of failing to take any action against Muskaan's family.
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Woman Rejects Man's Proposal. He Slits Her Son's Throat, Stuffs Body In Blue Drum
- Tuesday April 21, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
The victim, Shivraj Rajak, a Class 5 student known as 'Badal', was alone at home when 45-year-old Mathura Rajak entered the house around 10:30 AM.
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NEET Exam Wasn't The Reason Lucknow Man Killed, Chopped Up His Father
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
In an act of revenge, Akshat went to his father's room around 4 am, took the rifle, and shot him in his sleep.
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"Would've Cremated Him Alone": Lucknow Man Who Murdered Father To Cops
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ranveer Singh, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Akshat shot his father, Manvendra Singh, in a fit of rage during a fight in the early hours of February 20, chopped his body into pieces and disposed it off.
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Missing Head, 10 Litre Kerosene, Blue Drum: Lucknow Man's Murder By Son
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury
The head of Manvendra Singh, a pharmaceutical and liquor dealer, remains missing. Sources say his son, Akshat Pratap Singh, severed his legs below the knees, chopped off both hands and decapitated him.
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Meerut 'Blue Drum' Killer Names Newborn Radha, In-Laws Demand DNA Test
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Muskan, who is in Meerut jail for the gruesome murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput and stuffing his body in a blue drum, has named her newborn daughter Radha even as her in-laws demanded a DNA test of the child, officials said on Wednesday.
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Woman's Body, Hands And Legs Tied, Found In Blue Drum. "Friend" Drowned Her
- Friday October 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
After two sensational murders this year, involving the now-infamous blue drum, a similar case has emerged from Madhya Pradesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Durga Pandal In UP's Deoria Recreates Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case
- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Prasad is being distributed through an automatic machine, attracting large crowds eager to witness the display.
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www.ndtv.com
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Locked For 19 Months, Meerut's 'Blue Drum' Murder House To Be 'Purified'
- Sunday November 1, 2026
- Meerut News | Press Trust Of India
The house owner said that a "shuddhikaran" (purification ritual) and a "havan" would be performed in the portion of the house where the murder took place.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wife, Lover 'Cried Uncontrollably' After Death Sentence In Blue Drum Murder
- Thursday October 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
The jail administration has increased security and surveillance for both convicts. They have been given new prisoner numbers: Sahil Shukla is 395, Muskan Rastogi 396. They are being held in separate cells, and jail officials are monitoring their condition.
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www.ndtv.com
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Muskaan Rastogi Gets Death. What Husband's Family Said On Daughters' Future
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
Saurabh Rajput and Muskaan Rastogi married in 2016 in a love marriage. Police say Saurabh later learnt of Muskaan's affair with his friend Sahil, and the couple considered divorce.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why Are Plastic Drums Blue? Meerut Murder Case Brings The Everyday Object Into Focus
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Ritu Singh
Long before its association with a gruesome murder case, the drum was simply a symbol of utility and a staple in construction sites and industrial yards.
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www.ndtv.com
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590 Days After Blue Drum Was Sealed, Meerut Murder Ends In Death Sentences
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Edited by Prapti Upadhayay
District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra sentenced Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla to death for the murder of her husband, Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput.
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www.ndtv.com
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Death Penalty For Muskaan Rastogi, Lover Sahil Shukla In Meerut Blue Drum Murder
- Wednesday October 14, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
Meerut blue drum murder case: After 126 hearings and 22 witness statements, District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla conspired to kill Saurabh Rajput and concealed his dismembered body inside a drum using concrete and sand.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case, Wife And Her Lover Convicted
- Wednesday September 30, 2026
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar
Thirteen months after a concrete-filled blue plastic drum became the motif and the most crucial evidence of a murder case in Meerut, a local court on Wednesday convicted his wife, Muskan Rastogi, and her lover, Sahil Shukla. After 126 hearings and 22 witness statements, District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Rastogi and Shukla conspired to k...
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www.ndtv.com
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"Must Be Hanged": Meerut 'Blue Drum' Victim's Mother Breaks Down In Court
- Wednesday April 22, 2026
- India News | Edited by Aastha Ahuja
Saurabh Rajput's mother, Renu Devi, accused the police of failing to take any action against Muskaan's family.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman Rejects Man's Proposal. He Slits Her Son's Throat, Stuffs Body In Blue Drum
- Tuesday April 21, 2026
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
The victim, Shivraj Rajak, a Class 5 student known as 'Badal', was alone at home when 45-year-old Mathura Rajak entered the house around 10:30 AM.
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www.ndtv.com
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NEET Exam Wasn't The Reason Lucknow Man Killed, Chopped Up His Father
- Thursday February 26, 2026
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
In an act of revenge, Akshat went to his father's room around 4 am, took the rifle, and shot him in his sleep.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Would've Cremated Him Alone": Lucknow Man Who Murdered Father To Cops
- Wednesday February 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ranveer Singh, Edited by Manjiri Chitre
Akshat shot his father, Manvendra Singh, in a fit of rage during a fight in the early hours of February 20, chopped his body into pieces and disposed it off.
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www.ndtv.com
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Missing Head, 10 Litre Kerosene, Blue Drum: Lucknow Man's Murder By Son
- Tuesday February 24, 2026
- India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury
The head of Manvendra Singh, a pharmaceutical and liquor dealer, remains missing. Sources say his son, Akshat Pratap Singh, severed his legs below the knees, chopped off both hands and decapitated him.
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www.ndtv.com
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Meerut 'Blue Drum' Killer Names Newborn Radha, In-Laws Demand DNA Test
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Muskan, who is in Meerut jail for the gruesome murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput and stuffing his body in a blue drum, has named her newborn daughter Radha even as her in-laws demanded a DNA test of the child, officials said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Woman's Body, Hands And Legs Tied, Found In Blue Drum. "Friend" Drowned Her
- Friday October 3, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
After two sensational murders this year, involving the now-infamous blue drum, a similar case has emerged from Madhya Pradesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Durga Pandal In UP's Deoria Recreates Meerut Blue Drum Murder Case
- Wednesday October 1, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Prasad is being distributed through an automatic machine, attracting large crowds eager to witness the display.
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www.ndtv.com