A Meghalaya court on Saturday remanded Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged boyfriend Raj to 13-day judicial custody in connection with the sensational murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, whose body was discovered in a gorge in Sohra earlier this month.
The accused — Raja’s wife Sonam and her purported paramour Raj — were produced before the court after the expiry of their police custody. The special investigation team (SIT), which had been interrogating the duo, did not seek further custody.
“The accused were remanded to 13-day judicial custody. The police did not seek extension of the custody,” confirmed Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda.
According to the police, the victim and his wife were on their honeymoon in Meghalaya’s Sohra region when they were reported missing on May 23. Days later, on June 2, Raja’s decomposed body was recovered from a gorge, raising serious suspicion about foul play. The subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Sonam and Raj, who are now the prime accused in the case.
