Muskan Rastogi , accused of murdering her husband, an ex-merchant navy officer, has expressed her desire to study law while incarcerated in Meerut's Chaudhary Charan Singh District Jail. Claiming inadequate legal support, she aims to represent herself. The murder of Saurabh Rajput, a former merchant navy officer, allegedly by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla has left Uttar Pradesh's Meerut shocked. Muskan killed Saurabh on March 4, 2025, a few days after the latter returned from London to celebrate his wife’s and daughter’s birthdays. Muskan Rastogi , 28, who stands accused of murdering her husband, former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput, sought permission from Meerut jail authorities in Uttar Pradesh to pursue legal studies so she can represent herself in court, The Times of India reported. The father of the Meerut woman, who along with her lover, are accused of killing her husband and hiding his chopped body in a cement-filled drum, said she could not live without drugs and wanted to get rid of him.
