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Meghalaya police submit 790-page chargesheet in ‘honeymoon murder’ case

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September 07, 2025

IN a 790-page chargesheet filed on Saturday, Meghalaya police said the honeymoon murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi took place following a criminal conspiracy hatched by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha, with whom she was in a relationship.

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Sonam and Kushwaha were booked under sections 103(1), 238(a) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). These sections deal with charges relating to murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence or giving false information.

East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said, “Sonam had an affair with Kushwaha, and she conspired with him and three hitmen to murder her husband during their honeymoon trip to the picturesque Sohra (Cherrapunjee).”

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