Meerut (UP), Oct 21 A social media influencer on Wednesday said he has moved court seeking permission to take responsibility for the education and upbringing of the 10-month-old daughter of Muskan, who was recently sentenced to death for killing her husband and concealing his body in a cement drum.
Speaking to local media, Mumbai-based influencer Faizan Ansari said he has filed an application before a district court here as he wanted to bear the expenses of raising the child, Mannat alias Radha, who was born in jail, including her education, healthcare and marriage.
He also expressed his willingness to have his financial capacity assessed to establish his ability to fulfil the responsibility.
District Government Counsel K K Chaubey said any decision concerning the child would have to take into account her mother’s wishes and the applicable legal provisions.
A proposal to provide financial assistance to the child through the administration could be considered under the prescribed procedure, Chaubey said, clarifying that merely filing an application in court did not confer any right to the child’s custody or guardianship.
According to police, Muskan was pregnant when she was arrested for the murder of her husband, Saurabh Rajput, and gave birth to her daughter in jail.
Ansari’s offer comes amid questions over the child’s future care and education. Rajput’s mother, Renu Devi, has categorically refused to look after the child, according to a report.
Muskan and her lover Sahil were arrested in March 2025 for killing Rajput. The prosecution alleged that after killing Rajput, the two dismembered his body and concealed the remains in a blue drum filled with cement.
A local court sentenced Muskan and Sahil to death in the case on October 14.
(PTI News)
