
Meerut murder case: Court sentences two to death
On September 30, 2026, the Meerut district court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla to death after convicting them of murdering merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput in the widely reported ‘Blue Drum’ case. The trial, which began years earlier, presented evidence linking the pair to the crime. Both were denied bail and will await possible appeals.