The District Sessions Court of Shillong On Thursday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha to 2-day police custody, and the other 3 accused – Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case.
Advocate Tushar Chanda said, “Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha were sent to 2-day police custody, and the other accused to 14-day judicial custody.”
#WATCH | Meghalaya: The District Sessions Court of Shillong sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha to 2-day police custody, and the other 3 accused – Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand to 14-day judicial custody in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2025
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While talking to reporters, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said, “We sought 2-day police remand as our team is still in Indore. We need to develop more things. As we get more input from them, we can question these people. If needed, we will take further custody. The rest have been sent to judicial custody, but after completing our work with Sonam and Raj, we will probably return to the remaining three accused and seek police custody again. We have not recovered the phones. She had three phones and two of them she destroyed and threw away and our team is still searching for the third phone. Sanjay Verma is just a fictitious name registered in Truecaller and the real person holding that SIM number is actually Raj Kushwaha. The frequency of calls between Raj and Sonam is very high. The SIT team and Madhya Pradesh police have identified the driver of the Ertiga. She was to be taken to Ballia and another taxi was arranged from Ballia but the person from Ballia did not want to take her because she did not have any documents so she called this taxi driver. The taxi driver’s name is Pramod Saha alias Piyush who came to pick her up again. From Ballia, she had reached Ghazipur.”
#WATCH | Shillong, Meghalaya: On Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem says, "We sought 2-day police remand as our team is still in Indore. We need to develop more things. As we get more input from them, we can question these people. If needed, we will… https://t.co/FcQY4yCgbj pic.twitter.com/prFvFAwhEl
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2025
Syiem said, “The murder weapon is rusted, we are sending it to the central forensics for ascertaining whether any bloodstains are present on it…We will try to make the chargesheet before 90 days only.”
#WATCH | Shillong, Meghalaya: On Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem says, "…The murder weapon is rusted, we are sending it to the central forensics for ascertaining whether any bloodstains are present on it…We will try to make the chargesheet before… pic.twitter.com/SAeob4dDng
— ANI (@ANI) June 19, 2025
The Meghalaya Police arrested five people in connection with the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi, a newlywed who had come to the state on his honeymoon. Those arrested include his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, and fou others: Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, Raj Singh Kushwaha, and Anand. Raja Raghuvanshi’s body was found in a gorge near Sohra (Cherrapunji) on June 2. Sonam was later found near a roadside dhaba along the Varanasi-Ghazipur highway. The couple, both residents of Indor in Madhya Pradesh, had gone missing during their honeymoon trip to Meghalaya.
