A new twist has come in the case related to the couple of Indore who went to Meghalaya on honeymoon. The wife has surrendered in the murder of King Raghuvanshi. DGP I. Nongrang said on Monday morning that the tourist of Indore was allegedly killed by those who were rented by his wife during a visit to Meghalaya.
Talking to PTI, he said that wife Sonam surrendered to the police in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, while three other attackers were arrested in an overnight raid.
Raghuvanshi and his wife went missing on May 23 while holidaying in the Sohra area of Meghalaya. His body was found in a ravine on 2 June, while his wife was searching.
The DGP said, “One person was caught from Uttar Pradesh and two other accused were caught by the SIT from Indore. Sonam surrendered at Nandganj police station in Uttar Pradesh and was later arrested.”
Nongrang said that the arrested people have revealed that the wife had rented him to kill Raghuvanshi. “The campaign in Madhya Pradesh is still going on to catch some more people involved in the crime,” he said.
ADG law and order of Uttar Pradesh Amitabh Yash said in a statement, “Sonam Raghuvanshi, Govindnagar Khadsa, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, age about 24 years, Varanasi Ghazipur main road was found in Kashi Dhaba located on the Ghazipur main road. He was sent to Sadar Hospital for preliminary treatment and then kept in One Stop Center.
Explain that the one stop center provides assistance to women in crisis in both private and public places.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Konrad K.K. Sangma congratulated the state police for resolving the matter which shook the entire country.
He posted on X, “The Meghalaya Police has got great success within seven days in the Raja murder case. Three attackers from Madhya Pradesh have been arrested, the woman has surrendered and the campaign is on to catch another attacker. Very good.”
PTI reported on Saturday that Albert PD, a tourist guide from Mavalkhiyat, saw Raghuvanshi and his wife with three people on the missing day.
Albert reported that they had seen the couple climbing more than 3,000 stairs from Nongriyat to Mavalakiyat at around 10 am on May 23.
Albert said that he recognizes the couple, as he had offered to serve him to see the bridge with famous living roots in Nongriat on the last day, but he had politely refused and hired another guide.
He also said that the three people who came with the couple were talking in Hindi, which shows that they were not local. The families of husband and wife demanded a CBI inquiry.
Raghuvanshi’s body was found in a valley near Weisadong Falls. The gold ring and throat chain were missing from his body, which deepened that he was murdered.
A day later, a blood -stained knife was found nearby, and two days later, a raincoat that was similar to the Rainkot used by the couple, found in Mavkma village, which is between Soharrim and the valley where Raghuvanshi’s body was found.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Saturday that he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI inquiry into the case. On Friday, Sonam’s family expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation of the Meghalaya Police and urged the Center to hand over the case to the CBI.
Sonam’s father Devi Singh Raghuvanshi told PTI, “My daughter has been kidnapped and she is still in the clutches of the kidnappers. Meghalaya Police is not investigating the case properly. They have been negligent since the beginning. I have been demanding the deployment of the army since the day of their disappearance. If this was done, they would have been safe.”
After marriage on 11 May, the couple left for Meghalaya for a honeymoon on 20 May. He reached Mavalkhiyat village on a rented scooter on 22 May. On May 24, his scooter was found in an abandoned condition in a cafe on the roadside from Shillong to Sohra, after which his search began. The case was being investigated with the help of a special investigation team (SIT) and four DSPs headed by one SP.
