Sonam Claims Kidnapping, Denies Role in Husband's Murder Amid Meghalaya Investigation

Sonam Raghuvanshi denied murdering her husband Raja during their Meghalaya honeymoon, claiming she was kidnapped. Arrested in Ghazipur, she faces serious allegations supported by police evidence. Her family insists she's innocent, but investigators cite digital trails and accomplice arrests linking her to the planned murder near Weisawdong Falls.

Sonam Raghuvanshi, at the center of a chilling honeymoon murder case, has denied involvement in her husband Raja Raghuvanshi’s killing, telling authorities she was kidnapped and had no role in the crime. Arrested from a roadside dhaba in Ghazipur on June 9, Sonam was later taken to a one-stop center for women in distress and underwent medical evaluation.

The 24-year-old from Indore was named as the mastermind behind Raja’s murder during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. According to the Meghalaya Police, Sonam conspired with her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, and hired three men to carry out the murder in the scenic Sohra region. Raja’s decomposed body was found in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls on June 2, more than a week after the couple had gone missing.

Sonam’s family has publicly defended her. Her father, Devi Singh Raghuvanshi, insisted on her innocence and said she contacted her brother before being found by police. “She cannot kill anyone,” he stated, asserting that both families had agreed to the marriage.

Despite her claim of being kidnapped, Meghalaya’s Director General of Police, I Nongrang, said there was credible evidence pointing to Sonam's active role in orchestrating the murder. The investigation led to the arrest of three suspects—Raj Kushwaha, Akash Rajput, and Vishal Chauhan—in coordinated raids across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

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Officials have initiated legal procedures to bring Sonam to Meghalaya for further questioning. Meanwhile, the three arrested men have been sent on transit remand to the northeastern state. Investigators had identified Raja’s body with the help of a tattoo and found incriminating evidence at the murder site, including a woman's shirt and a damaged phone screen.

Sonam’s denial, however, contradicts mounting forensic and digital evidence gathered by authorities.