# Muskan to appeal death sentence in Saurabh Rajput murder case 2026-10-17T11:08:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Muskan, convicted and sentenced to death in the Saurabh Rajput murder case, will appeal the verdict. Jail authorities have written to the State Legal Services Authority to arrange a government lawyer for her. Aaj Tak reports that she expressed her intention to challenge the court's decision from prison, while TV9 Hindi says the appeal process has begun with the arrangement of a government lawyer. Senior jail superintendent Viresh Raj Sharma stated that Muskan has not yet written to her family. Meanwhile, in a separate case, Ravita and her lover Amardeep, also sentenced to death for killing her husband, have been distressed since the verdict, Aaj Tak adds. Ravita has been assigned bag-sewing work in jail, while Amardeep's work is pending. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Aaj Tak and TV9 Hindi report the same core facts: Muskan will appeal her death sentence and a government lawyer is being arranged. Aaj Tak leads with the appeal plan and adds emotive details about Ravita and Amardeep's distress, while TV9 Hindi provides more context on the crime and the legal process. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no discernible slant, focusing on procedural updates. The next step is the filing of the appeal in the high court. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - aajtak.in (neutral report) Straight reporting with emotive details on prisoners - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Straight reporting with legal process context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Meerut, Muskan, Ravita, Saurabh Rajput, State Legal Services Authority Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/muskan-to-appeal-death-sentence-in-saurabh-rajput-murder-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/muskan-to-appeal-death-sentence-in-saurabh-rajput-murder-case/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/