Sonam Raghuvanshi Fled During Husband’s Attack, Returned Only After He Died: Police
Sonam Raghuvanshi, the key accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, reportedly fled the scene moments after the attack began and returned only after he had succumbed to his injuries, Meghalaya Police said.
According to officials, Raja was assaulted with machetes by alleged contract killers during the couple’s honeymoon in Meghalaya. A police officer involved in the investigation “When he started bleeding and screaming, Sonam ran away. Vishal and the other hitmen continued the assault. She returned only after he died.”
The couple had married on May 11 in Indore and travelled to Meghalaya on May 20. They were reported missing on May 23. Ten days later, on June 2, Raja’s body was recovered from a gorge. The second machete used in the killing was also recovered during a police-led crime scene reconstruction.
Sonam was traced and arrested on June 9 in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Initially, she claimed to have been kidnapped and abandoned. However, police say she surrendered voluntarily and confessed to her role in planning her husband’s murder.
Police have also arrested Raj Kushwaha — alleged to be Sonam’s lover — and three others suspected to be the hired killers. All the accused have been handed over to the Meghalaya Police, who are continuing their investigation into the motive and planning behind the crime.
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