Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder: Meghalaya court extends judicial custody of three hitmen

The view of Shillong Regional Prison in Meghalaya. File | Photo Loan: Ani
A court in the Eastern Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya expanded the judicial custody of three hits hacking Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in the Sohra region in the northeast province in May 2025.
Three-Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand Kurmi were produced in front of the court in front of the court on Thursday, July 3, through a video conference from the Shillong Regional Prison.

Public prosecutor Tushar Chanda, “Judiciary custody was extended by the court for 14 days.” He said. PTI. Three – Chauhan, Rajput and Kurmi – from Madhya Pradesh.
Raghuvanshi’s wife Sonam and his lover Raj Kushwaha, accused of planning the murder, was now in custody.

Raghuvanshi, who married Sonam on May 11, disappeared on May 23 during his honeymoon in Meghalaya. His Sakatlı body made a deep passage on June 2 in the Sohra region of the Eastern Khasi Hills region. He was arrested in connection with the case.
After Sonam and his boyfriend Raj Kushwaha was killed in the presence of Raja Raghuvanshi’s wife, they faced charges of preventing justice and tampering with evidence in an apartment in Indore.
Published – 04 July 2025 10:52



