A day after Meghalaya Police cracked the missing-turn-murder case, state minister Alexander Laloo Hek on Tuesday demanded an apology from the families of both Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi for allegedly tarnishing the image of the state and its people.

While talking to the news agency ANI, Hek demanded an apology and threatened to file a defamation suit against them if they do not comply.

He said, "Now we are seeking an apology from Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi's families for tarnishing the image of Meghalaya and its people. We will file a case of defamation if they don't comply."

Speaking about the developments in the case, Hek said that all the accused will be brought to the state where the crime took place. He said, "The accused will be brought here since the incident took place in the state. We do not have any issue if they want to hand over the case to the state police, central police or the probe agency, but the truth has already prevailed."

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Hek's remarks came as Raja's family had demanded a CBI probe after his body was recovered on June 2. Sonam's family had also demanded a CBI probe, making accusations against the Meghalaya Police.

Sonam was arrested on Monday from a Dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur road and is being brought to the state.

Earlier in the day, the fourth accused, identified as Anand in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, was also sent to transit remand for 7 days.

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Three other accused--- Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Raj Singh Kushwaha received transit remand for 7 days on Monday. The Meghalaya Police brought Sonam Raghuvanshi to Phulwari Sarif police station in Bihar's Patna after receiving her three-day transit remand. 

Earlier, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong confirmed the arrest, adding that Sonam surrendered to the police. Tynsong stated that the authorities are still searching for one remaining suspect.

(With ANI Inputs)