Meghalaya DGP Confirms Wife Orchestrated Husband’s Murder on Honeymoon
Shillong/Ghazipur | June 9, 2025- Meghalaya Director General of Police I Nongrang has confirmed that Sonam Raghuvanshi, wife of 29-year-old Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, planned and executed her husband’s murder during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. The shocking details emerge as three assailants—allegedly hired by Sonam—have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Sonam surrendered to police at a dhaba in Ghazipur, UP, and was subsequently taken into custody .
Key Developments:
•Murder plot: Meghalaya DGP confirmed that Sonam arranged the murder of Raja on their honeymoon in Shillong.
•Arrests made: Three suspects from MP and UP have been arrested, and one remains at large .
•Surrender & custody: Sonam was located at a roadside dhaba on the Varanasi–Ghazipur road, was treated at a hospital, and is now in custody .
•Investigation leads: A local guide’s sighting of Raja and Sonam with three unknown men near the living root bridges on May 23 proved critical in unraveling the conspiracy.
What’s next? An SIT is actively interrogating Sonam and the arrested individuals. Investigators plan to reconstruct the motive, uncover the mastermind behind the attack weapon (a machete found at the crime scene), and search for the unidentified fourth accomplice.
