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On March 6, Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput's sister Chinki got a WhatsApp message from his number, asking if she would be in Meerut for Holi. She replied yes. Another message said he was away and would only return after Holi. Chinki did not know then that her brother, from whose phone she was receiving the messages, was dead and pieces of his body were buried in a plastic drum full of cement.

As chilling details of Saurabh's cold-blooded murder, allegedly by his wife Muskaan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, come to light, the Merchant Navy officer's family has found that Muskaan sent those messages. But while the family members received messages from his number, he was not taking their calls. Worried over what happened to him, the family filed a police complaint. And when police questioned Muskaan and Sahil, the grisly tale of their extramarital affair and Saurabh's brutal murder came to the fore.
Saurabh, who was in London for work, came home on February 24 for his six-year-old daughter's birthday. He put up in the rented house he and Muskaan had moved to after differences with his family. For some days, he was seen taking his daughter to school. When people did not see him later and asked Muskaan where he was, she told them he had gone to the hills for a short break. The reality was unimaginable. Muskaan and Sahil had stabbed Saurabh to death, his body chopped up into 15 pieces and buried in cement.
 

Messages From The Dead

NDTV has accessed the WhatsApp messages Chinki received from Saurabh's number. On March 6, a message asked if Chinki would be in Meerut for Holi. When she said yes, the reply was that he was out and would only return after the festival. Two days later, on March 8, she asked if he did not take his daughter with him. The reply was that the temperature where he had gone was -10 degrees Celsius and she would have been ill. Holi wishes were also exchanged. The day after Holi, March 15, Chinki asked when Saurabh would return as she was about to leave. The reply was he had a party planned and was not sure when he would be back in Meerut. Chinki asked her brother to enjoy himself. In turn, she was asked how the Holi at home was. On March 16, Chinki called over WhatsApp, hoping to speak to Saurabh. The call went unanswered. The next day, four calls went unanswered. The family grew suspicious and approached the police.

During questioning, it was revealed that Muskaan and Sahil travelled to Himachal shortly after Saurabh's murder. They took his phone along and posted photos and videos on his social media accounts to mislead his friends and family. Messages were also replied to so that no one smelled a rat. But unanswered calls gave them away.