Meghalaya murder case: Autopsy report reveals how Raja Raghuvanshi was killed

NEW DELHI: The autopsy study of Raja Raghuvanshi — who was hacked to decease during his honeymoon successful Meghalaya — revealed that helium sustained caput injuries with a crisp cutting weapon."Post mortem saying 2 caput injuries with a crisp cutting weapon," Meghalaya Special Investigation Team main Herbert Pyniaid Kharkongor said.This comes aft Raja's woman Sonam, on with 3 conspirators, were arrested from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. All 3 person confessed to being hired by Sonam to termination her hubby Raja.Vishal Chauhan, Raj Kushwaha, and Akash Rajput person been arrested successful the case, portion the Meghalaya Police is connected its mode to formally apprehension Sonam, woman of Raja Raghuvanshi, from Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur.Speaking with ANI, SIT Chief and SP (City), East Khasi Hills, Kharkongor besides mentioned that their squad is astir to scope Ghazipur successful Uttar Pradesh, wherever they volition apprehension Sonam, who surrendered to the UP constabulary earlier today."First situation was the terrain and past weather, but yet we took up the situation and discovered the assemblage of Raja, registered the execution lawsuit and initiated the investigation. Four persons person been arrested and volition beryllium produced earlier the respective courts.

We volition get their transit remand to bring them to Shillong. Our squad is astir to scope Ghazipur and volition formally apprehension Sonam and instrumentality her transit remand," helium said."We formed the SIT with susceptible officers successful the case. Last night, we sent 2 teams, 1 to Uttar Pradesh and the different to Madhya Pradesh. Patterns are saying that the Raja and Sonam did not person bully contact, but that is simply a taxable of investigation," the SIT Chief said.The transgression came to airy aft the mates — who had precocious joined — went missing connected May 23 during their honeymoon successful Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya. They were past seen checking retired of a homestay successful Nongriat.Their rented scooter was aboriginal recovered abandoned adjacent Sohrarim. Ten days later, Raja’s assemblage was discovered successful a heavy gorge adjacent the Weisawdong Falls successful East Khasi Hills.A machete, suspected to beryllium the execution weapon, was besides recovered nearby.

Sonam had remained untraceable until Monday. Adding to the intrigue, a section tourer usher claimed to person seen the mates with 3 men connected May 23 portion they were trekking up from Nongriat. He said helium had earlier offered his services to the couple, but they had hired different guide. Police accidental the probe is inactive underway, and further arrests are likely.Meanwhile, Sonam was arrested astir 3a.m connected Monday aft she called her household to uncover her determination astatine a roadside eatery.

Her household alerted Indore Police, who coordinated with Uttar Pradesh authorities. Ghazipur constabulary took her for a aesculapian introspection earlier sending her to a One-Stop Centre.“She volition beryllium handed implicit to Meghalaya Police, who are starring the investigation. UP Police person not interrogated her yet,” said ADG (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash.The lawsuit came to airy aft the couple, precocious married, went missing connected May 23 during their honeymoon successful Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya. They were past seen checking retired of a homestay successful Nongriat.Their rented scooter was aboriginal recovered abandoned adjacent Sohrarim.Ten days later, Raja’s assemblage was recovered successful a heavy gorge adjacent Weisawdong Falls successful East Khasi Hills. A machete, believed to beryllium the execution weapon, was recovered nearby.