Betrayed, murdered, and concealed in cement drum: Who was Saurabh Rajput?

NEW DELHI: The brutal murder of Saurabh Rajput, an ex-merchant navy officer from Meerut, by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil, has sent shockwaves across the country.
According to police, Muskan and Sahil Shukla confessed to having stabbed Saurabh to death on March 4. The two then chopped up his body, put the remains inside a drum and sealed it with cement.
The two were arrested on Tuesday.
Who was Saurabh Rajput
Saurabh Rajput, a 35-year-old former merchant navy officer, matrimonially united with Muskan Rastogi, aged 27, in 2016 despite considerable familial opposition.
The matrimonial pair dwelled in a leased accommodation with their six-year-old progeny.
Rajput relinquished his familial responsibilities and severed ancestral ties to pursue matrimonial alliance with Muskan.
Rajput returned back to India from London on February 24 to celebration his wife’s birthday the next day.
Upon his homecoming, Rajput disbursed approximately Rs 1 crore amongst his intimate acquaintances.
Bablu Rajput, Saurabh's sibling, stated, "Muskan took some of my brother's money. He had brought Rs 1 crore from London, which he distributed among close people. We're not on talking terms. He never stayed with us."
Decomposed body found in drum
Saurabh decomposed remains were discovered nearly 15 days later in his rented apartment.
SP City Ayush Vikram Singh said, “Police received a tip-off about a foul smell emanating from the victim’s house. Upon investigation, we found his body chopped into multiple pieces and sealed inside a water drum filled with cement, presumably to hasten decomposition."
Investigators believe Muskan and Sahil killed Saurabh on March 4 before leaving for a trip to the hills.
Upon their return to the house where the secret remained concealed, Muskan ultimately collapsed emotionally and revealed everything to her mother Kavita Rastogi. Understanding the gravity of the situation, Kavita knew she had to act responsibly. She immediately took her daughter to the police station.
"Saurabh was mad for my daughter. He left his family just to marry her. He was like my son," Kavita told the police.
CMO Ashok Kataria told TOI, "We had to use a marble cutter to extract them. The body was so decomposed that we could not conduct a proper autopsy. The remains were not enough for a thorough examination and we could not ascertain the cause of death."