Meghalaya Murder: Wife, Lover Made 3 Failed Attempts Before Killing Raja Raghuvanshi, Top Cop Reveals

Raja Raghuvanshi's murder in Meghalaya was the fourth attempt by his wife, Sonam, and others. Failed plots occurred in Guwahati and Sohra. Sonam and Raj Kushwaha, suspected boyfriend, accuse each other of masterminding the crime.

Sonam Raghuvanshi confessed to being part of the conspiracy to kill her husband Raja during their honeymoon in Meghalaya.

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In a big development in the Meghalaya murder case, the police said that Raja Raghuvanshi was killed in the fourth attempt by the accused, which also included his wife, Sonam. During a press conference, East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said that the first attempt was made in Guwahati, followed by two failed plots in Sohra, before the businessman was killed at Weisawdong.

According to newsonair.gov.in, the SP said, “They wanted to get rid of him in various places. I want to tell you also that they wanted to get rid of Raja somewhere in Guwahati, but it did not materialise; they wanted to eliminate him in Nongriat, but they did not find a place to dispose of the body; they wanted to do it between Mawlakhiat and Weisawdong also when the late Raja went to attend Nature’s call, but that also didn’t fructify, and finally they did it in Weisawdong”.

News agency PTI reported that Sonam Raghuvanshi confessed to being part of the conspiracy to kill her husband Raja during their honeymoon in Meghalaya and accused Raj Kushwaha of being the mastermind of the murder. 

On the other hand, Kushwaha, Sonam’s suspected boyfriend, put the blame for orchestrating the murder on her, Deputy Inspector General of Police DNR Marak said on Thursday. Sonam and Kushwaha are among the five people arrested in connection with the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi, whose decomposed body was recovered from a gorge in the Sohra area of the East Khasi Hills district on June 2.

“Sonam confessed to be a part of the conspiracy to kill her husband but we are yet to establish who the mastermind of the plot is. Both Sonam and Raj are blaming each other,” Marak told PTI.

He further said that the investigation has started to unearth the conspiracy and that there are inconsistencies in the statements collected individually of all the accused persons. 

“There are inconsistencies in the statements collected individually of all the accused persons. We are also investigating the amount of money Sonam promised to pay to the hitmen and how much she had already paid,” Marak said.