In a harrowing incident, newlywed Raja Raghuvanshi was brutally slain during his honeymoon in Meghalaya’s scenic Sohra region. His body, discovered days later in a gorge near a waterfall, bore signs of a premeditated crime, authorities say.
Raja’s spouse, Sonam, surrendered in Uttar Pradesh shortly after the grisly discovery. Investigators allege she colluded with contract killers to orchestrate the murder, possibly driven by an extramarital affair; her alleged accomplice, Raj Kushwaha, was also detained.
The case has unnervingly echoed Bengaluru’s 2003 Ring Road Murder, when 27-year-old software engineer BV Girish was ambushed near HAL Airport just days after his engagement. His fiancée, law student Shubha Shankaranarayan, appeared distraught but was later unmasked—through mobile-call records and location data—as the mastermind alongside her college junior, Arun Verma. Both received life sentences, marking one of India’s earliest convictions based on digital forensics.
Like that landmark case, the Meghalaya tragedy underscores the dark lengths individuals may go to conceal illicit relationships and greed. Police are still probing Sonam’s motive, scouring phone data, bank transactions, and witness testimonies. A thorough criminal investigation and a pending medico-legal report will guide further legal action.
As the nation reels from this contemporary horror, comparisons to Girish’s murder remind us how technology—and betrayal—can intertwine to devastating effect. Authorities vow a swift trial, hoping justice for Raja and closure for his anguished family.
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