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Raj mastermind, aides killed as favour: New details in Raja Raghuvanshi's murder case
According to Shillong Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem, the murder was planned 11 days before Sonam's wedding to Raja.
According to Shillong Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem, the murder was planned 11 days before Sonam's wedding to Raja.
The mobile phone Sonam is seen holding in the CCTV footage is now missing and believed to hold critical evidence. Police are searching for the device.
Before Sonam's police custody order, she was taken to a local hospital where she underwent three medical tests to determine if she was pregnant. Other accused also underwent medical tests.
Two days after Raja Raghuvanshi's murder, Sonam travelled from Shillong to Indore on May 25 via Siliguri by train. In Indore, Sonam met with her alleged lover Raj and stayed in a rented house before reaching Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, where she surrendered.
Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, who is facing extradition from the United Kingdom.
Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: After Indore's Sonam Raghuvanshi surrendered in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, an FIR revealed that her husband Raja Raghuvanshi's gold chain, gold engagement ring, gold wedding ring, gold bracelet, and wallet containing cash were all reported missing.
The murder of 26-year-old Raja Raghuvanshi, who had gone missing along with his wife Sonam during a trip to Shillong, was not an accident in the remote hills, but a planned execution orchestrated by his own wife, allegedly in collusion with her lover.
Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed by men hired by his wife, Sonam, during their honeymoon, Meghalaya Director General of Police Idashisha Nongrang said.
A senior police official from Meghalaya told India Today TV that it was a cold-blooded murder, adding that the trip had been planned to kill Raja. The cop also said that, after a preliminary probe, an extramarital affair appears to be the primary motive.
The NIA will investigate the murder of former Bajrang Dal leader Suhas Shetty, who was hacked to death by a group of assailants in Mangaluru on May 1. He was the prime accused in the murder of a 23-year-old man.