Meghalaya police get 7-day transit remand of 3 men held in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case

 
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the Indore woman accused of plotting her husband’s murder during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, being brought for medical examination at a hospital, in Ghazipur, Monday, June 9, 2025. Sonam reportedly surrendered before the Nandganj police station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur. (PTI Photo)

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• Sonam Raghuvanshi had allegedly hired killers to get rid of her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, just days after their marriage in Indore, they said.
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• Asked about Sonam Raghuvanshi's contact with the four people who are under the scanner of the Meghalaya police, Dandotia did not provide any information and said "The Meghalaya Police are conducting a detailed investigation into this matter."
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• Officials said Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, who had gone to Meghalaya for their honeymoon, went missing on May 23.
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• They said Raja Raghuvanshi's body was found in a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra area (also known as Cherrapunji) of East Khasi Hills district on June 2.
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• Raja Raghuvanshi, whose family is involved in transport business, got married to Sonam on May 11 in Indore and they left for Meghalaya on May 20.
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• A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Meghalaya police is handling the case, which was drawn nationwide attention.