Meghalaya murder case: Sonam Raghuvanshi offered ₹20 lakh to husband Raja Raghuvanshs killers, police reveal
Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi got married on May 11 and went for their honeymoon to Meghalaya just days later.
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Sonam Raghuvanshi gave ₹15,000 to the killers, taken directly from her husband wallet during the murder, according to Meghalaya Police.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, who allegedly conspired to kill her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya just days after their wedding, paid ₹20 lakh to contract killers after the murder, according to a Meghalaya Police officer.
The officer also said she initially handed over ₹15,000 in cash to the assailants, which she had taken directly from her husband wallet during the crime.
Sonam Raghuvanshi was arrested on Tuesday by Meghalaya Police from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, where she had surrendered to authorities. She was later brought to Shillong the same night. Her surrender came a day after the arrest of her alleged boyfriend, Raj Kushwaha, and three suspected contract killers from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder.
“Raj Kushwaha claims he did not want to support Sonam and at the last moment, cancelled his plan to go to Meghalaya. He also allegedly asked the three others not to go, but they went to see Meghalaya after Sonam booked the tickets. Even at the last moment, the three refused to kill, but Sonam insisted and said she would give ₹15 lakh for that. Police are verifying these claims,” a senior police officer from Indore, who is working with the Meghalaya police on the investigation, told HT.
“She did not speak much during most of the journey,” a Meghalaya police officer said, referring to Sonam transfer route—from Ghazipur to Patna, followed by flights to Kolkata, Guwahati, and finally Shillong.
The case took a shocking turn on Monday when chilling details emerged, revealing that Sonam and her lover Raj Kushwaha were allegedly involved in Raja murder, days after reports surfaced that the couple had gone “missing” during their honeymoon. The couple had tied the knot on May 11 and travelled to Meghalaya on May 21. They were reported missing on May 23. Raja Raghuvanshi body was discovered on June 2 in a gorge near a waterfall in Sohra, located in East Khasi Hills district. Police believe the murder took place on May 23, the same day the couple went missing
2025-06-11
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Anushka Tripathi
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