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Special Investigation Team Launched After Body of Missing Indore Groom Found in Meghalaya Gorge

Search teams intensify efforts to locate Sonam Raghuwanshi despite monsoon rains deterring progress.

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The couple had gone missing on May 23 in Sohra (also known as Cherrapunji) in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills

Overview

  • A police drone on June 2 located Raja Raghuwanshi’s decomposed body in a 100-ft gorge below Weisawdong Falls after nine days of searching.
  • Meghalaya Police have registered a murder case and constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the circumstances of Raja’s death.
  • Teams from the Meghalaya Police, SDRF, NDRF and local volunteers continue combing Sohra’s steep terrain to find Sonam Raghuwanshi.
  • Persistent heavy rainfall and treacherous valleys have repeatedly disrupted rescue operations since the couple went missing on May 23.
  • Raja’s family has accused authorities of negligence and urged deployment of central forces while Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma oversees the ongoing search.