The Meghalaya Police on Monday made significant revelations in the shocking case of Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder during his honeymoon in Sohra (Cherrapunji). According to Meghalaya Director General of Police Idashisha Nongrang, Raja was allegedly murdered at the behest of his wife Sonam, who had hired contract killers to execute the crime. Sources said the couple, who married on May 11, had travelled to Meghalaya for their honeymoon on May 20. The murder was allegedly planned and executed just three days later.
The Indore Police and Shillong Police launched a joint operation after Raja went missing on May 23. His body was recovered from a deep gorge near Weisawdong Falls on June 2. Investigators found a bloodstained machete and a raincoat near the site in the following days.