Jun 20, 2025 09:18 AM IST Sonam had saved Kushwaha’s quantity underneath a fictitious title in Truecaller to allegedly keep away from suspicion. A significant breakthrough has emerged within the investigation into the homicide of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, with Meghalaya Police revealing that the mysterious contact “Sanjay Verma” saved on prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi’s cellphone was truly her alleged lover and co-conspirator Raj Kushwaha. Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, had saved the contact variety of her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha underneath the pretend title “Sanjay Verma” to keep away from suspicion. (File Photo) According to East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem, Sonam had saved Kushwaha’s quantity underneath a fictitious title to allegedly keep away from suspicion. “Sanjay Verma is just a fictitious name registered in Truecaller, and the real person holding that SIM number is actually Raj Kushwaha,” PTI quoted SP Syiem. Meanwhile, probe revealed that Sonam and Raj exchanged 234 cellphone calls in 39-days span (March 1 and April 8) — every name lasting between 30 and 60 minutes, reported NDTV citing official data. Also Read | Who is Sanjay Verma, whom Sonam Raghuvanshi known as 100 instances earlier than marriage? Sonam’s brother says, ‘I don’t know’ Sanjay Verma.Earlier, Sonamh’s brother, Govind Raghuvanshi, had advised reporters on Wednesday that he didn’t know any “Sanjay Verma.” “I don’t know anything about Sanjay Verma… I also learned today that Sanjay’s name is coming up in this,” he advised the media. Govind additionally agreed to bear a narco check, as requested by Raja’s household. “Whatever truth there was, I have shared almost everything with the media and with them… I also want that if they are demanding a narco test, then it should be conducted,” he advised ANI. He added that Sonam doubtless took “around ₹10,000 to ₹20,000 in cash,” and a few telephones, however most valuables, together with jewelry, had been left behind. “She definitely took two mobile phones — one office phone and one personal phone,” Govind mentioned. Also Read | Where did Sonam Raghuvanshi disguise Raja Raghuvanshi’s jewelry? What the police mentioned Meghalaya cops probing potential motives behind homicideThe Meghalaya Police workforce has been questioning members of the family of each Sonam and Raj Kushwaha to find out if there was any motive past the alleged affair that led to the homicide. “The investigators are trying to find out whether there was any other factor or motive,” a senior official advised PTI. Raja Raghuvanshi, 29, married Sonam on May 11. The couple travelled to Meghalaya on May 20, and Raja went lacking on May 23. His physique was discovered 10 days later. After some days, Sonam surrendered in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on June 8, whereas Kushwaha and his associates — Vishal Chauhan, Akash Rajput, and Anand Kurmi — had been arrested from completely different components of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. All 5 have been arrested for his or her alleged roles in planning and executing the homicide.
