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Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder: Raja Raghuvanshi Killed After 3 Failed Attempts, Wife Sonam’s Role Revealed by Police
- Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered near Weisawdong Falls on June 2, 2025, during his honeymoon with wife Sonam in Meghalaya.
- The murder followed multiple failed attempts and was the result of a months-long conspiracy involving Sonam and her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha.
- Police found Sonam's mangalsutra and a ring in a suitcase abandoned at a Sohra homestay, which helped identify her as a suspect before she confessed.
- Sonam, Raj Kushwaha, and three accomplices aged 19 to 22 admitted involvement and were remanded in eight-day police custody starting June 11, 2025.
- The case revealed a betrayal within personal relationships and suggests a carefully planned murder rather than a contract killing, shocking authorities and the public.
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Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Raja Raghuvanshi killed after 3 failed attempts, wife Sonam’s role revealed by police
Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered by his wife Sonam and her alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. Police disclosed that the couple faced multiple failed attempts before successfully carrying out the murder at Weisawdong Falls
Raj Kushwaha emerges as mastermind, Sonam played along in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case: Meghalaya Police
In a shocking revelation, the murder of Raja Raghuwanshi has turned out not to be a contract killing but a meticulously planned crime orchestrated by Raj Kushwaha. The investigation has uncovered that Raj, along with his three friends- Vishal, Anand, and Akash- and aided by Sonam Raghuwanshi, executed a multi-stage conspiracy that began months before the murder. According to police, the plot was initiated as early as February 2025 when Raj devis…
Mangalsutra and ring left behind: What led police to suspect Sonam in Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder?
Police probing the honeymoon murder in Meghalaya started suspecting Sonam's role in her husband Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder after finding her mangalsutra and ring in their room at a homestay. The ornaments became the first major clue and eventually led police to what they believe was a contract killing, allegedly planned by Sonam and her suspected boyfriend, Raj Kushwaha
Sonam left behind mangulsutra at homestay and key lead in honeymoon murder case
Sonam Raghuvanshi left behind her 'mangalsutra' at a Meghalaya homestay, giving police the first clue in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon. Five people, including her boyfriend, are now in custody.
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