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Sonam Raghuvanshi and Four Suspects Transferred to Meghalaya in Honeymoon Murder Case

Police are set to reconstruct the murder scene following the discovery of Raja Raghuvanshi’s body in a remote Meghalaya gorge

raja raghuvanshi murder case wife sonam raghuvanshi planning to become widow than marriage boyfriend raj kushwaha | Image: Instagram and ANI
'I was kidnapped, did not kill anyone': What Sonam Raghuvanshi told authorities
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Sonam Raghuvanshi Tried Playing Victim, Built A Narrative She Was Drugged | Image: X

Overview

  • Sonam Raghuvanshi surrendered at a Ghazipur dhaba on June 8 and claimed she had been drugged and brought to Uttar Pradesh, a version rejected by authorities.
  • Meghalaya and Uttar Pradesh police have arrested four other accused—Raj Singh Kushwaha, Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand Kurmi—in connection with the killing.
  • All five suspects were moved to Shillong under transit remand for detailed interrogation and an on-site crime reconstruction ordered by the court.
  • Investigators say forensic evidence and drone-assisted searches traced contract killers hired by Sonam to murder her husband during their May honeymoon.
  • Raja Raghuvanshi’s body was recovered on June 2 in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls, with autopsy confirming fatal head wounds from a sharp weapon.