Sonam Raghuvanshi, an accused in the murder of her husband and Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya, had visited their home town and stayed in a rented flat for three days before surrendering before the Uttar Pradesh Police in Ghazipur on June 9, reports said quoting officials.
"We have received the information that Sonam came to Indore and stayed in a rented flat in Dewas Naka area between May 25 and 27," a police official told PTI. He said the Meghalaya Police would be given detailed information regarding this.
Raja’s body was recovered from a deep gorge in the Sohra area (also known as Cherrapunji) of East Khasi Hills district on June 2, days after the couple, who were on a honeymoon trip in the northeast state, went ‘missing’ on May 23.
According to police, Sonam planned the picnic and allegedly hired the hitmen to finish off her husband as she wanted to live with her lover. Some reports suggested that Sonam even offered Rs 20 lakh to the contract killers when they initially refused to execute the crime.
Besides Sonam, police have arrested four more accused—Raj Kushwaha, Vishal Chauhan, Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi—in the case. All of them have been taken to Shillong after the cops obtained their transit custody from an Indore court.
Kushwaha, the suspected boyfriend of Sonam, allegedly plotted the murder of Raja, though he didn't travel to the northeastern state to avoid suspicion.
Sonam and Raja got married on May 11 in Indore and left for Meghalaya on a honeymoon on May 20.
