Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder: Sonam Raghuvanshi sent to 72-hour transit remand after confessing to husband’s murder
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Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder: Sonam Raghuvanshi sent to 72-hour transit remand after confessing to husband’s murder
Sonam Raghuvanshi placed under a 72-hour transit remand after surrendering to the Uttar Pradesh police on Monday. The remand order was issued late Monday night after Shillong police presented her before the District Judge’s court. This development comes a week after Raja’s body was discovered in a deep gorge near Cherrapunji.
72-hour transit remand for Indore woman accused in husband’s murder on honeymoon
Sonam Raghuvanshi has been sent to a 72-hour transit remand after surrendering in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. She is accused of hiring hitmen to kill her husband Raja while they were on honeymoon in Meghalaya. Raja was found dead in a deep gorge in a hilly forest area near Cherrapunji. Four men, including a man named Raj Kushwaha with whom the woman had an affair, have been arrested for allegedly killing her husband.
The remand order came late on Monday night, after Shillong police produced Sonam Raghuvanshi in the District Judge’s court.
After hearing the arguments from Shillong police, the 72-hour remand was approved.
Sonam, who got married to Raja Raghuvanshi in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on May 10 and reached Meghalaya for her honeymoon on May 21, surrendered in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur early on Monday after days of search.
The development came a week after Raja was found dead in a deep gorge in a hilly forest area near Cherrapunji, as the local police and authorities launched search operations to trace the couple, who were earlier reported to be “missing”.
After the discovery of Raja Raghuvansi’s body, the Shillong police claimed that he might have been murdered, ruling out
speculation that he met with an accident or fell victim to any other unfortunate incident.
After she surrendered to the UP police, Sonam confessed that she hired contract killers to eliminate Raja. Four men, including a man named Raj Kushwaha with whom the woman had an affair, were arrested for allegedly killing her husband.
Apart from Kushwaha, the other three men arrested for allegedly killing Raja have been identified as Aakash Rajpoot, Vikas alias Vicky, and Anand.
An autopsy report on Monday confirmed multiple sharp injuries to Raja’s body, with two major wounds – one on the front of his head and another on the back. According to East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem, the murder weapon was identified as a tool typically used to chop trees.
Meanwhile, Sonam’s father has rejected the murder-for-hire allegations, claiming the Meghalaya Police are fabricating the case. He has demanded a CBI inquiry and alleged that Sonam told him she was kidnapped and robbed in Meghalaya and had no memory of how she ended up in Uttar Pradesh.
Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case: Sonam Raghuvanshi Sent to 72-Hour Transit Remand
Sonam Raghuvanshi has been sent to a 72-hour transit remand after surrendering to police in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The remand was granted late Monday night after Shillong Police produced Sonam before the District Judge’s court. According to the reports, Sonam will be taken to Meghalaya on Tuesday. She will first be taken by road to Patna and then flown to Shillsong, where she will be formally interrogated by MeghAlaya Police.
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Earlier in the day, a court in Madhya Pradesh granted a seven-day transit remand of four other accused in the murder case. The accused have been identified as Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, Raj Singh Kushwaha, and Anand. While the first three were presented before the CJM Judge in Indore, Anand is being brought from Sagar and will be produced in court on Tuesday. Additional DCP (Crime) Rajesh Dandotiya told ANI that all four accused will be transported to Shillong for further investigation.
Sonam had married Raja Raghuvanshi in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on May 10. The couple reached Meghalaya on May 21 for their honeymoon. Days later, Raja was found dead in a deep gorge near Cherrapunji, following a search operation by local police. Initially reported missing, the couple’s case soon turned into a suspected murder. After Sonam surrendered in Ghazipur, she reportedly confessed to hiring contract killers to eliminate her husband. Police said she was in a relationship with one of the accused, Raj Kushwaha. He is among four people arrested in the case. Further investigation is underway as police prepare to bring Sonam back to Meghalaya for questioning.
(With inputs from agencies)