The leaseholder and safety guard of Heera Bagh Colony constructing in Indore, the place Raghuvanshi’s spouse, Sonam, had been hiding for 10 days after homicide
A courtroom in Meghalaya’s Shillong had remanded Sonam and her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, to 13 days’ judicial custody on Saturday
The particular investigation workforce (SIT) of the Meghalaya Police arrested the leaseholder and a safety guard of the Heera Bagh Colony constructing in Indore—the place Raghuvanshi’s spouse, Sonam Raghuvanshi, had reportedly been hiding for 10 days after the homicide—on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
According to police officers, Sonam had stayed within the flat from May 26 to June 8.
A courtroom in Meghalaya’s Shillong had remanded Sonam and her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, to 13 days’ judicial custody on Saturday. The courtroom had despatched the three different accused — Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi — to 14 days of judicial custody on Thursday.
“The arrests are important as we proceed to collect extra proof in reference to the destruction and concealment of supplies vital to the case,” East Khasi Hills superintendent of police (SP) Vivek Syiem, who’s monitoring the investigation, advised HT.
Ahirwar, who was posted because the safety guard on the constructing in Indore, was arrested round 2 pm on Sunday from Ashok Nagar district.
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James, who’s a property supplier, was arrested round 7.30 pm on Saturday at Bhonrasa Toll Gate in Dewas district whereas making an attempt to flee to Bhopal. “After his apprehension, James led the SIT workforce to the spot the place he had burnt a field believed to belong to Sonam. The charred stays have been discovered on the scene, however no jewelry, laptop computer, or firearm was recovered. These might have already been taken away,” SP Syiem mentioned.
“Before James, the flat was leased to Vishal, one of many three alleged contract killers. CCTV footage present James eradicating a bag from the premises within the days following the homicide, which prompted the SIT to analyze,” SP Syiem mentioned.
A decomposed physique of Raghuvanshi, 29, was recovered from a gorge per week after the couple went lacking from a homestay in Meghalaya. He married Sonam on May 11 in Indore and the couple arrived in Sohra (Cherrapunji), Meghalaya, on May 22 for his or her honeymoon. The subsequent day, May 23, Raja was allegedly lured to the Wei Sawdong viewpoint by Sonam and murdered by the three employed males with machetes. Sonam reportedly fled the scene, solely to return after the assault had ended. Raja’s decomposed physique was found in a gorge close to the falls’ car parking zone on June 2.
Meghalaya Police mentioned Sonam Raghuvanshi allegedly conspired together with her boyfriend, Raj Kushwaha, and employed three males to kill her businessman husband throughout their honeymoon round a fortnight after their marriage ceremony.
James and Ahirwar can be produced earlier than a neighborhood courtroom in Indore on Monday, the place the SIT will search transit remand to carry them to Shillong for custodial interrogation.








