Overview

• Police have arrested Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha and three others on suspicion of orchestrating Raja’s murder during the Indore couple’s honeymoon in Meghalaya.
• Authorities recovered a bloodstained machete near Weisawdong Falls that tests confirm was used to kill Raja Raghuvanshi as he tried to defend himself.
• Footage filmed around 9:45 am on May 23 by a tourist shows the couple trekking in Nongriat, with Sonam wearing the white shirt later found at the crime scene.
• Meghalaya Police say the conspiracy was hatched in Indore before Sonam and Raja’s May wedding and included a plan to fake Sonam’s death to delay detection.
• Raja’s family has demanded narco-analysis tests for Sonam and her relatives, alleging additional individuals may have been involved in the plot.