Overview

• Meghalaya Police have arrested eight individuals in the Raghuvanshi murder case, including prime suspects Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha, flat owner Lokendra Singh Tomar, property dealer Shilom James, and security guard Balbir Ahirwar for alleged evidence tampering.
• Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha have confessed to their secret relationship and to conspiring to kill Raja Raghuvanshi during the couple’s honeymoon in Meghalaya.
• The primary suspects recreated the crime scene for investigators, enabling the Special Investigation Team to corroborate their confessions with physical evidence.
• Officials have dismissed the victim’s family’s request for narco-analysis tests, citing robust admissible evidence and a Supreme Court ban on such procedures.
• The SIT is examining motives beyond the love affair, including possible financial incentives, as it prepares to produce all eight accused in court and finalise the chargesheet.