Highlights

  • Newlyweds' disappearance resolved
  • Wife allegedly planned murder
  • Tour guide's tip led to arrests

Latest news

Laddu Dispute Turns Violent Inside Fatehpur Temple

Laddu Dispute Turns Violent Inside Fatehpur Temple

The EC has revised its voter card delivery to 15 days

The EC has revised its voter card delivery to 15 days

Hyderabad's Begumpet and RGIA airports dealt with bomb hoaxes

Hyderabad's Begumpet and RGIA airports dealt with bomb hoaxes

UP government introduces 'Y-Break' yoga sessions in offices

UP government introduces 'Y-Break' yoga sessions in offices

iQOO Z10 Lite Unboxing & First Look: A budget phone that looks bougie!

iQOO Z10 Lite Unboxing & First Look: A budget phone that looks bougie!

Delhi CM endorses Ayurveda, highlighting its absence of side effects

Delhi CM endorses Ayurveda, highlighting its absence of side effects

Global stock market indices: How the world markets performed today - 18 June 2025

Global stock market indices: How the world markets performed today - 18 June 2025

Indian stock market sector-wise performance today - June 18, 2025

Indian stock market sector-wise performance today - June 18, 2025

Meghalaya Newlywed Murder: Bride Allegedly Plots Husband's Death

A tragic twist saw newlywed Sonam arrested for allegedly planning husband Raja's murder during their Meghalaya honeymoon. Local guide's tip helped apprehend suspects.

Meghalaya Newlywed Murder: Bride Allegedly Plots Husband's Death

A local tourist guide, who alerted police about the presence of three men accompanying newlyweds Raja and Sonam Raghuvanshi on the day they went missing, on Tuesday claimed that he identified one of the suspects after seeing some photographs.

The couple went missing on May 23 before Raja's highly decomposed body with fatal head injuries was found on June 2 near Weisawdong falls.

Albert Pde, the guide at Mawlakhiat, told PTI, "I could identify one of the suspects from the photos provided by police." "I am happy that the criminals are finally behind the bars. We stand vindicated. Those who tried to tarnish the image of Sohra and its people as violent have now been exposed," Pde added.

Pde had said he saw the couple accompanied by the three men as they were climbing over 3,000 steps from Nongriat to Mawlakhiat around 10 am on May 23.

According to the guide, "The four men, including Raja, were walking ahead while the woman was behind. The four men conversed in Hindi," he said, admitting that he was not very conversant in the language.

Pde had initially offered his services to walk them to Nongriat on May 22, but they politely refused and hired another guide identified as Bha Wansai, who dropped them at Shipara homestay.

Police on Monday arrested Sonam, a 24-year-old woman from Indore, for allegedly orchestrating the murder of her husband Raja during their honeymoon in the scenic town of Sohra in Meghalaya.

Raja was killed by men allegedly hired by Sonam, who went 'missing' and surfaced in UP's Ghazipur where she surrendered at the Nandganj police station after the arrest of three assailants—Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Raj Singh Kushwaha (21) -- in overnight raids.

The autopsy report of Raja Raghuvanshi indicated that he was hit twice with a sharp object on his head, officials at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) said.

"The autopsy report indicated there were two sharp cuts on the head of the deceased—one from behind and one from the front," East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem told PTI, quoting the report.

He said police have also seen the two cuts on his head too during the inquest.

According to the officer, police registered a murder case under Sohra PS after the initial inquest.

ADVERTISEMENT

Up Next

Meghalaya Newlywed Murder: Bride Allegedly Plots Husband's Death

Meghalaya Newlywed Murder: Bride Allegedly Plots Husband's Death

Laddu Dispute Turns Violent Inside Fatehpur Temple

Laddu Dispute Turns Violent Inside Fatehpur Temple

The EC has revised its voter card delivery to 15 days

The EC has revised its voter card delivery to 15 days

Hyderabad's Begumpet and RGIA airports dealt with bomb hoaxes

Hyderabad's Begumpet and RGIA airports dealt with bomb hoaxes

UP government introduces 'Y-Break' yoga sessions in offices

UP government introduces 'Y-Break' yoga sessions in offices

Delhi CM endorses Ayurveda, highlighting its absence of side effects

Delhi CM endorses Ayurveda, highlighting its absence of side effects

ADVERTISEMENT

editorji-whatsApp

More videos

Calcutta HC orders MGNREGA restart in West Bengal from August 1

Calcutta HC orders MGNREGA restart in West Bengal from August 1

Ajit Pawar Returns, Faces Sharad In Mill Battle

Ajit Pawar Returns, Faces Sharad In Mill Battle

Two Dead, Three Injured In Kedarnath Landslide Tragedy

Two Dead, Three Injured In Kedarnath Landslide Tragedy

Chhattisgarh's Tiger Foundation Society to conserve declining tiger population

Chhattisgarh's Tiger Foundation Society to conserve declining tiger population

Two people killed in landslide on Kedarnath trek route

Two people killed in landslide on Kedarnath trek route

A tragic road accident near Bulandshahr claims five lives

A tragic road accident near Bulandshahr claims five lives

UP BJP Minority Morcha Launches Caste Census Campaign for Muslims

UP BJP Minority Morcha Launches Caste Census Campaign for Muslims

Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrests Naib Tehsildar Varinderpal Dhoot

Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrests Naib Tehsildar Varinderpal Dhoot

ECI Introduces Mobile Deposit Facility for Ludhiana Bye-Elections

ECI Introduces Mobile Deposit Facility for Ludhiana Bye-Elections

FMD Vaccination Covers 99 Percent Livestock In Punjab

FMD Vaccination Covers 99 Percent Livestock In Punjab

Editorji Technologies Pvt. Ltd. © 2022 All Rights Reserved.