Meghalaya SIT Reconstructs Murder Scene of Indore Businessman Raja Raghuvanshi

The Meghalaya Police today took all the accused in the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, including his wife Sonam, to Sohra to recreate the crime scene. Earlier on Monday, Meghalaya DGP Idashisha Nongrang said the investigators were not treating the love triangle as the only motive but were looking into various other angles.

"They were taken to a parking lot above a gorge where the body of Raja was found on June 2. As part of the investigation, the accused will be asked to demonstrate the scene indicating Raja's final moments as per their statement," a senior police officer told PTI. Raja was murdered on May 23 while honeymooning in Meghalaya. His wife Sonam, her alleged boyfriend Raj, and three hitmen were arrested in connection with the murder. According to the police, the hitmen, who were Raj's friends, had allegedly attacked Raja on the head with a machete knife in front of Sonam at the parking lot of the Wei Sawdong Falls. They then pushed the body into the gorge.

East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem had earlier said that Sonam confessed to being a part of the conspiracy to kill her husband. "We are investigating whether there is anything more to this case. It is unusual that she (Sonam) would develop so much animosity against her husband within a few days of marriage. We are exploring all possible angles. There is enough evidence, and the loose ends are being tied up," Nongrang told PTI.

Sonam emerged in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, around 1,200 km away from Sohra, in the early hours of June 9 and surrendered as police arrested her alleged boyfriend and the three hitmen. She fled Meghalaya following the murder, taking taxis, buses, and a train via Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and UP. She, however, left behind her 'mangalsutra' and a ring in her trolley bag at a homestay in Sohra, leading the police to suspect her. The SIT has also sought assistance from Assam Police and some other states where the accused persons have been before and after the crime, an official told PTI.

With PTI inputs.