Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Publisher signals
72/100
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Crime & Law
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Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.
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A woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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woman → sentence → Pradesh
Muskan Rastogi, 26, and Sahil Shukla, 28, were convicted on 30 September by a court in Meerut city for the 2025 murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput.
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Rastogi → convict → husband
Rajput's body was recovered from a large blue plastic storage container - locally called a drum - leading to the case being dubbed as "the blue drum murder".
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case → recover → murder
Wednesday's death sentences have to be confirmed by the high court.
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sentences → have → court
Rastogi and Shukla have the option to challenge the verdict.
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Rastogi → have → verdict
The prosecution said in court that Rastogi and Shukla had been classmates in school and had grown close in the absence of Rajput who worked in London.
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who → say → London
When Rajput first came to know of their affair in 2021, he had wanted to get a divorce but was persuaded against this by his family since the couple had a young daughter.
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couple → come → daughter
Rajput was murdered on 3 March 2025 when he was visiting Meerut.
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he → murder → Meerut
Police said he was given food laced with sedatives by Rastogi before he was killed.
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he → say → Rastogi
Rastogi and Shukla fled to Himachal Pradesh state but used Rajput's mobile phone to send text messages to his family to make it seem like he was alive and travelling for business, they added.
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they → flee → business
A few days later, however, Rajput's family lodged a complaint with the police saying that he was missing.
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he → lodge → police
On 17 March, when Rastogi visited her parents after returning from Himachal Pradesh, her six-year-old daughter asked about her father.
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daughter → visit → father
Rastogi initially blamed her in-laws for her husband's murder.
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Rastogi → blame → murder
Unconvinced, her parental family took her to the police station.
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family → take → station
Rastogi confessed to the crime during interrogation and she and Shukla were arrested and charged with the murder.
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she → confess → murder
"My brother was killed by cruel people," Rajput's brother told BBC Hindi.
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brother → kill → Hindi
Rastogi's parents also demanded strict action against her.
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parents → demand → her
"My daughter, along with a friend, murdered her husband in her own home.
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daughter → murder → home
She is not fit for this society and is a danger to others," her father told ANI news agency.
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father → tell → agency
Rastogi gave birth to a second child while in jail.
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Rastogi → give → jail
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