Meerut Murder Case: Muskaan Rastogi Forged Husband Saurabh Rajput's Medical Prescription To Drug Him Before Murder, Say Officials - DETAILS

Meerut: Shocking details continue to emerge in the Meerut Murder case in which former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was allegedly murdered by his wife Muskaan Rastogi and her boyfriend Sahil Shukla. The police investigation revealed that Rastogi forged a doctor’s prescription to procure sleeping pills used to kill her husband, reported NDTV.

Rastogi had purchased the pills from one Usha Medical Store, claimed the media report quoting officials. The store was raided on Sunday.

"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," Meerut drug inspector Piyush Sharma said as reported by NDTV. Officials are scrutinising the past two years' record of the story.

Meanwhile, the owner of the store Amit Joshi told the media house that he was informed by the police that Rastogi purchased the medicine from his 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 added.

Rajput was murdered on March 4 and the matter surfaced on March 18.

Notably, after allegedly killing her husband, Muskaan went to Himachal Pradesh with Shukla for a vacation. Rastogi also confessed to her mother when in Himachal Pradesh. Several videos of Rastogi enjoying with Shukla surfaced online. In one of the videos, Rastogi was seen celebrating Holi with her boyfriend in Manali within 11 days of killing her husband.

In the video, Shukla seemed intoxicated as he was making some gestures with his right hand. Music could be heard in the background and other people could be seen in the background. As per the police, the due went to hill stations - Shimla, Kasaili and Manali - after murdering the former merchant navy officer.

Muskaan and Sahil celebrating Holi:

On Friday, another shocking video of Rastogi and Shukla surfaced, and both were seen celebrating the latter's birthday. In a 12-second clip that has surfaced, Sahil was seen eating a piece of cake from Muskan's hand and kissing her.

Muskaan And Sahil Kissing Each Other:

It was also revealed that she had instructed her cab driver to order a cake on March 11 for Sahil's birthday. According to reports, the cab driver—who approached the police and informed them about the night the cake was ordered—told officers that the duo referred to each other as Parvati and Shankar, respectively.

Muskaan's Audio Message To Cab Driver:

The entire matter surfaced when Rajput's brother visited his rented home in Indranagar-2 in Brahmapuri. He found her sister-in-law with an unknown man (Sahil Shukla), and Rahul questioned her about his brother's whereabouts. Her unclear responses and a strange smell emitting from the house raised suspicion.