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A raincoat suspected to belong to the couple was additionally present in Mawkma village, positioned a number of kilometres from the gorge the place the vacationer’s physique was discovered.
Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi, the newly-wed couple on their honeymoon, went lacking on May 23. (HT File )
A raincoat suspected to belong to the couple was additionally present in Mawkma village, positioned a number of kilometres from the gorge the place Raja’s physique was discovered on Monday.
“We have recovered a bloodstained weapon, a relatively unused machete (dao), during the search of the area yesterday. The search and rescue teams have also recovered a raincoat from Mawkma today,” SP of East Khasi Hills Vivek Syiem advised PTI.
Mawkma lies between the spot the place Raja’s decomposed physique was discovered and Sohrarim, the place the couple’s rented scooter was found deserted.
The seek for his spouse, Sonam, is ongoing, with the NDRF main the operation, officers stated. Police consider a raincoat recovered from the world might yield important clues. Drones, sniffer canines, and mountaineers are being deployed to help the search.
Couple trekked 3,000 steps
According to police, the couple arrived in Mawlakhiat village on May 22 on a rented scooter and trekked over 3,000 steps down a gorge to go to the famed residing root bridges in Nongriat village, the place they stayed the night time.
The couple left their homestay the next morning. On May 24, their rented scooter was discovered deserted outdoors a café alongside the highway connecting Shillong to Sohra.
“Raja’s family identified the body with the help of a distinctive tattoo on his right hand, reading ‘Raja and a lady’. A white shirt, a strip of tablets, part of a smartphone’s screen, and a smartwatch were seized at the spot,” stated the Superintendent of Police (SP).
Raja’s brother, V Raguvanshi, advised PTI, “Since my brother’s gold rings, a gold chain and his wallet are missing, we suspect it is a murder. We urge the authorities to let the CBI conduct an inquiry into this.”
The autopsy examination was being carried out on the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences close to Shillong.
SP Syiem stated a homicide case had been registered and was being investigated by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by an SP-rank officer and supported by 4 officers of deputy superintendent rank.
Sohra, also called Cherrapunji, has been witnessing heavy rainfall, which has hampered the search and rescue operations. Between May 29 and 31, the world recorded 500 mm of rain—equal to the annual rainfall of Mysore, in line with a climate division official.
Earlier this 12 months, Hungarian vacationer Puskas Zsolt went lacking shortly after he started trekking to the residing root bridges. His physique was discovered 12 days later, with medical reviews confirming he died because of a fall.
With PTI inputs
