Shillong, June 19: A local court in Shillong has extended the police custody of Sonam Raghuvanshi and her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha by two more days in connection with the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. Meanwhile, three alleged contract killers have been remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.
Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife were reported missing on May 23 while on their honeymoon in Meghalaya’s Sohra region. His decomposed body was recovered from a gorge on June 2.
Following investigations, police arrested Raj Kushwaha and the three accused hitmen — Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Raj Singh Kushwaha (21) — from various locations in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Sonam Raghuvanshi later surrendered in connection with her husband's murder.
