Overview
- Newlyweds Raja and Sonam Raghuvanshi disappeared between May 23 and 24 during their honeymoon tour of Meghalaya’s Sohra region.
- The couple’s rented scooter was found abandoned 15 km from Sohra and both mobile phones have remained switched off since May 24.
- Meghalaya Police joined by Home Guards, village defence parties and volunteers are conducting coordinated searches across trekking routes and dense jungle.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav spoke with Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, who pledged his police and administration’s full support in the search.
- This is the second tourist disappearance in East Khasi Hills within a month, prompting calls from local leaders for strengthened safety protocols.