India, March 21 -- Gruesome details continue to emerge in the case of Saurabh Rajput, a former merchant navy officer killed, chopped into pieces and sealed inside a drum with cement allegedly by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

SP (City) Ayush Vikram Singh revealed more details on the murder for which the accused duo has pleaded guilty.

The 29-year-old Saurabh returned home on March 3 to meet Muskan and his daughter with a dish of 'lauki ke kofte' prepared by his mother, Renu, the officer revealed.

Muskan (27), who had been hatching plans to kill her husband since November 2024, seized the opportunity, reheating the dish and lacing it with the sedatives. As Saurabh slipped into unconsciousne...