So far, four suspects have been arrested from this city and around Madhya Pradesh in the case of the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi (29), a transport businessman of Indore, who went to Meghalaya to have a honeymoon. At the same time, this number has increased to five after Sonam’s surrender.Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Preston Tinsong has given this information.
According to news agency ANI, on Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam Raghuvanshi case, Preston Tinsong said, “Four people have been arrested. Sonam has surrendered in UP, so this number is five. We are in the process of bringing him to Shillong for further investigation … These days they are convicted of the accused and government. Will go and one day they have to withdraw their statements against Meghalaya … Meghalaya is safe, and they need to learn that without receiving all the facts and details, it does not make confusion by our police force and the police and our government, including the Chief Minister, all could hardly sleep because we wanted to solve this mystery as soon as possible … “
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Earlier, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia told reporters that three suspects of the Raja Raghuvanshi murder have been detained in a joint operation conducted on Sunday and Monday of the Indore Police and Meghalaya Police on Sunday and Monday. He said that these suspects from Indore have been identified as Raj Kushwaha, Vishal Chauhan and Akash Rajput.
Dandotia said that two of these people were caught from Indore, while another person was detained near the city.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police said, “The Meghalaya Police is interrogating the three suspects. On the basis of the facts found in the interrogation, the Meghalaya Police will take the next step. ”He said that the fourth suspect of the King Raghuvanshi murder is absconding, who is being searched.
Dandotia said that Sonam (25), wife of King Raghuvanshi, has been found in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. He told that Sonam, who went to Meghalaya to celebrate a honeymoon with her husband, had a last talk with her mother -in -law on the phone on 23 May, after which her contact with the family was cut off.
Officials said that Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam went missing on May 23, who went to Meghalaya to celebrate honeymoon. He said that the body of King Raghuvanshi was found on June 2 in a deep ditch near a waterfall in Sohra area of East Khasi Hills district (also known as Cherrapunji).
King Raghuvanshi’s family is associated with transport business. Raja was married to Sonam on May 11 in Indore and he left for Meghalaya for a honeymoon on 20 May.
Officials said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Meghalaya Police is investigating the case of murder of Raja Raghuvanshi in detail.
