Shillong: An eyewitness has come forward, claiming that one of the individuals arrested for allegedly being involved in the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi had accompanied people to his funeral in Indore.
The Meghalaya police had arrested Raghuvanshi’s wife Sonam and her three alleged aides – Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Raj Singh Kushwaha – in connection with the murder.
The case took a sensational turn after the arrests, with the police revealing that Sonam had allegedly hired killers to get rid of her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. According to the eyewitness, Lakshman Singh Rathore, Kushwaha was driving a vehicle that attended Raja’s funeral in Indore, although they did not interact.
The Meghalaya police had launched an investigation after Raja’s body was found in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in East Khasi Hills district on June 2. The couple had gone missing on May 23, hours after checking out of a homestay at Nongriat village. The police claimed that Sonam had surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur.
Meanwhile, Sonam’s father, Devi Singh Raghuvanshi, has denied any involvement of Kushwaha with his daughter and threatened to send a legal notice to the Meghalaya police. The police have deployed personnel outside Sonam’s maternal home, and the door of her house has been locked from inside.
Outside Raja Raghuvanshi’s house in Sahakar Nagar, Indore, locals burnt Sonam’s photo and expressed anger over the murder. A huge poster seeking a CBI inquiry has been put up, with Raja’s photograph and images from the wedding.
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