Overview

• Police submitted the chargesheet to the Sohra Judicial Magistrate First Class with substantial material evidence and enclosures.
• The five accused — Sonam Raghuvanshi, Raj Kushwaha, Akash/Aakash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand/Aanand Kurmi — are in judicial custody.
• Charges are framed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder (Section 103[1]), disappearance or concealment of evidence (Section 238[a]), and criminal conspiracy (Section 61[2]).
• Investigators allege Sonam conspired with Kushwaha and three hired assailants who carried out the killing in her presence, citing recovered machetes, blood-stained clothing, CCTV footage, and witness testimony.
• A supplementary chargesheet is pending against three co-accused — Silome/Shilom James, Lokendra Tomar, and Balbir/Balla Ahirwar — for alleged evidence destruction as further forensic reports are awaited, while the victim’s family publicly seeks the death penalty.