MEERUT, May 12 -- Sixty-nine days after former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput was found brutally murdered and dismembered inside a rented house, Meerut police on Monday filed a nearly 1,000-page chargesheet in court, laying bare a chilling murder plot involving his wife and her lover. The chargesheet names 34 witnesses-from family members and hotel staff to police personnel-whose testimonies piece together the gruesome chain of events that followed Saurabh's return from London.

In a striking twist, Muskan's parents-Kavita and Pramod Rastogi-gave statements holding their own daughter responsible for the crime. Their testimonies have been included in the chargesheet and are expected to strengthen the prosecution's case.

The chargesh...