India, March 23 -- Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla, incarcerated for allegedly murdering her husband Saurabh Rajput over their affair, have been suffering torturous drug withdrawal symptoms.

They haven't slept properly since Wednesday and have shunned food, said the police, elaborating on their symptoms. "Muskan and Sahil are not able to sleep properly. They are also refusing to eat and drink," a source told PTI.

Muskan and Sahil are long-time drug abusers. The former's father had claimed that Sahil instigated Muskan to kill Saurabh because he would have interfered in their affair and drug abuse.

The jail authorities have attributed their aloof behaviour to drug withdrawal.

Senior jail superintendent Viresh Raj Sharma said the accused...