India, Oct. 14 -- A UP court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla for the murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput. The case sent shockwaves to the nation after police found that his body was found concealed inside a blue drum at his house.

The sentence, which came after 126 hearings and testimony from more than 22 witnesses, saw the judge invoking Mahabharata, by saying that punishing those who commit offences is also a 'Dharma'.

"District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra said punishing offenders is also dharma. Delivering justice and ensuring punishment commensurate with the crime were also the judiciary's responsibilities," District Government Counsel (DGC) K K Chaubey told news agency PTI.

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