- SHILLONG — Meghalaya Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) chief
interrogated Sonam Raghuvanshi, along with other accused in the shocking Raja
Raghuvanshi murder case at the Sadar Police Station in Shillong.
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- The officials were interrogating all five accused before
presenting them in court.
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- Sonam Raghuvanshi was arrested for allegedly orchestrating
the shocking murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in
Meghalaya. She was brought to Shillong under tight security late on Tuesday and
is set to be produced in court on Wednesday.
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- Sonam, who surrendered before police in Uttar Pradesh's
Ghazipur on June 7, was taken to Patna by road, then flown to Kolkata and
onward to Guwahati.
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- From Guwahati airport, she was discreetly taken out through
the cargo gate and transported to the Sadar police station in Shillong, where
she spent the night after a mandatory medical examination at Ganesh Das
Hospital.
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- East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Vivek Syiem,
stated that the Meghalaya Police obtained six days of transit remand for the
accused arrested in Madhya Pradesh and three days for those arrested in Uttar
Pradesh.
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- All accused are being brought to Shillong separately and
will be produced in court, he added.
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- Four other accused -- Raj Kushwaha, Sonam's alleged lover
and the mastermind, along with Anand Kurmi, Akash Rajput, and Vishal Singh
Chauhan -- were also brought to the Meghalaya capital earlier in the day. They
will remain in custody until their court appearance.
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- An incident of public outrage unfolded at Indore airport as
the four accused were being escorted by police.
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- A passenger, visibly angry over the brutal crime, slapped
one of the masked accused.
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- The identity of the accused who was attacked remains
unknown.
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- Sonam and Raja had tied the knot on May 11. Just nine days
later, on May 20, they departed for their honeymoon in Meghalaya with a one-way
ticket. By May 23, the newlyweds had gone missing.
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- A search operation ensued, and on June 4, Raja's body was
discovered in a deep gorge, sending shockwaves across the country.
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- Following days of investigation, Sonam was apprehended,
marking a breakthrough in what the police have termed 'Operation Honeymoon' --
a 20-member special operation launched to hunt down the suspects involved in
the grisly killing.
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- All five accused will now face further investigation under
the jurisdiction of the Meghalaya Police.
