- By Abhishek Sheoran
- Tue, 10 Jun 2025 03:48 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Raja Raghuvanshi’s killing at the hands of hitmen hired by his wife, Sonam, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya has become a topic of discussion across the country. As the probe proceeds further, several shocking revelations have been made by the police in the case.
As per reports, Sonam plotted the killing of her husband with the help of her lover Raj Kushwaha. The duo hired three contract killers, who were later found to be friends of Raj.
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The police have arrested all the accused, including Sonam Raghuvanshi.
The contract killers have been identified as Anand Kumari, Akash Rajput and Vicky Thakur. All three are residents of Madhya Pradesh. 23-year-old Anand was arrested by the police from Bina in Uttar Pradesh, 19-year-old Akash Rajput from Lalitpur in UP and 22-year-old Vicky Thakur from Indore in MP.
According to the officials, cited by Jagran.com, Raj met his childhood friends on May 16 and planned the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi. Raja lured his friends with money and sent them off to Meghalaya on May 20, where Raja and Sonam were already present for their honeymoon.
Raj Kushwaha himself did not go to Meghalaya. However, according to the Meghalaya Police, Raj was constantly in touch with Sonam and the three other accused. The entire conspiracy to kill Raja was hatched by him. As per the plan, Sonam took her husband Raja Raghuvanshi to a secluded place, where the trio killed him.
The three accused returned to Indore by train after killing Raja. Sonam came to Varanasi from Meghalaya by bus and then from she took another bus to Ghazipur.
Raja Raghuvanshi (29) was found dead on June 2 in a deep gorge. His body was located with the help of a drone. Cops also recovered his mobile phone and a machete, believed to have been used in the crime.
Sonam was located at a Dhaba in Gazipur on Monday, from where UP Police took her into custody. She was handed over to Meghalaya Police on transit remand and is on the way to Shillong for further investigation.
