Indore tourist killed by men, hired by wife, during honeymoon in Meghalaya, 4 held: Police

Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed by men, hired by his wife, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, DGP I Nongrang said on Monday.

Speaking to PTI, she said the wife, Sonam, surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur, while three other assailants were arrested in overnight raids.

Of the three arrested persons, two are from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and one from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh, she said.

Raghuvanshi and his wife went missing while vacationing in Sohra area in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district on May 23. His body was found in a gorge on June 2, while a search for his wife was underway.

“One person was picked up from UP, and another two accused were apprehended from Indore by the SIT,” the DGP said.

“Sonam surrendered at the Nandganj police station in UP, and was subsequently arrested,” she added.

Nongrang said the arrested men had revealed that the wife had hired them to kill Raghuvanshi.

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