Meerut murder: Muskan Rastogi tampered with prescription to drug husband before killing him; cops reveal chilling detail

Meerut Murder: Muskan Rastogi, the woman accused of murdering her merchant navy officer husband Saurabh Rajput with her paramour, had altered a prescription to obtain medications to drug him before killing him on March 4, officials revealed on Sunday. Giving the chilling details of the crime, they said the place from where she purchased the pills was raided as part of the investigation.

Meerut murder: Medical store raided

"We found that she had brought the medicines from this store. We are searching this place and checking all sale records to gather details about the drug that was purchased by the accused. We are trying to ascertain if the medicine warranted a prescription before purchase or if it could be sold over the counter," NDTV quoted Meerut drug inspector Piyush Sharma as saying.

According to officials, Rastogi bought the pills from Usha Medical Store. Sharma said all data related to sales in the last two years are being checked. "In case of any violations, a case will be filed. The shop's licence may be cancelled. Antidepressants like sleeping pills are sold on the basis of prescriptions and medical stores have to maintain a record of such sales," he added.

Usha Medical Store owner's response

Usha Medical Store owner Amit Joshi said they don't sell such medicines without a prescription. “Police told us that the woman purchased the medicine from our store. She had shown us the prescription on her mobile phone and we handed over the pills on the basis of that. We do not sell such medicines in the absence of a prescription,” he asserted.

What did doctors, post-mortem report say about Meerut murder?

According to doctors, Rajput's body was dismembered and was stabbed thrice in the heart with full power, showcasing a violent assault. “The blows from the sharp long knife pierced deep inside the heart,” the doctor said. Post-mortem report disclosed the cause of death as uncontrolled bleeding, calling it a shocker. It said his head was severed from the body, legs were bent backwards, and hands were cut from the wrist.

Rastogi's family declines to fight her case

Rastogi asked for a government lawyer to fight the case, Viresh Raj Sharma, Senior Jail Superintendent, said, further mentioning what Rastogi had written in her application. “My parents are angry with me, no one will fight for me. Therefore, I want a government lawyer who can fight my case in the court,” she said in the application.

"When I called Muskan, she said that her family members will not fight for her as they are angry with her, and demanded a government lawyer to fight the case. If a prisoner demands a government counsel, then it is our duty to provide him/her a lawyer. We have accepted her application and will send it to the court, so that she can be provided a government lawyer. However, Muskan's lover Sahil Shukla has not yet demanded a government lawyer," PTI quoted Sharma as saying.

Moreover, the official said Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla wanted to stay together in the prison but were not allowed.

Rastogi's confession

When Rastogi came back from Shimla, her mother, Kavita, asked Rajput's whereabouts. Rastogi didn't answer clearly and misled her. When Kavita questioned her repeatedly, she told the truth. Her family took her to the Brahmpuri police station.