Muskaan (R) and Sahil allegedly murdered the ex-husband and hid his dismembered body in a blue drum at her Meerut home. Bareilly: After facing social boycott for months, the family of Muskaan Rastogi, the key accused in the Meerut ‘Blue Drum murder’ case that made national headlines in March, has reportedly pasted a ‘for sale’ notice on their house and is planning to leave the city where they have been living for years.

Muskan’s father Pramod said, “We don’t want to do this anymore. Stay in Meerut. We got painful memories here.

people boycotted us. This was the first Diwali when no one came to our house. My daughter (Muskaan’s sister) used to teach children, but now no parents want to send their children to our place.

After the murder of former merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput, the family’s jewelery business collapsed and Muskaan’s sister lost her job. On March 3, Muskaan was accused of murdering her boyfriend, Sahil, who was found dead inside a sealed, cement-filled drum in Meerut.

Both are lodged in Meerut jail. After the incident, Muskaan’s family started behaving strangely.

Himanshu Kumar, a resident of Brahmpuri, said, “I have seen Pramod beating stray dogs. I protested to him several times, but he kept doing this.

” Vijay Singh, another resident, said, “Almost everyone has stopped talking to him out of fear that if they do, the police may involve them in the investigation. ”.