{"id":354144,"date":"2025-06-09T00:35:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T06:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=354144"},"modified":"2025-06-09T00:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T06:05:06","slug":"honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeymoon murder: wife&#8217;s arrest puts Meghalaya off the hook, gives another shocker on relations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations.jpg 960w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/06\/Honeymoon-murder-wifes-arrest-puts-Meghalaya-off-the-hook-gives-another-shocker-on-relations-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Wife Sonam among four held, cops say she \u2018hired killers\u2019 to \u2018murder\u2019 Raja Raghuvanshi\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi, June 9- Sonam Raghuvanshi has been arrested, for alleged murder of husband Raja Raghuvanshi,\u00a0an Indore resident whose decomposed body was found in a gorge of Weisawdong falls last Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meghalaya director general of police (DGP) I Nongrang said on Monday that Raja was&nbsp; \u201c&nbsp;&nbsp;killed by assailants hired by wife Sonam\u201d&nbsp;who \u201csurrendered to police in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.\u201d while three other accused were arrested during overnight operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On their honeymoon in Meghalaya, Raja and Sonam had \u201cdisappeared\u201d on May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shocking turn of events has provided some relief Meghalaya\u2014the northeastern state reeling under the high per capita crime rate and concerns over safety and security of tourists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a crime rate of 5.1 per capita, higher than Delhi\u2019s 5.0 according to the NCRB\u2019s 2024 data, Meghalaya is often flagged for safety concerns, particularly in certain tribal regions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising crime incidents despite a small population base had added it to the dubious list of 10 Indian states with the highest per capita crime rates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The murder of Raja Raghuvanshi was being seen as a reflection on not just the prevailing crime situation in Meghalaya but the entire northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Raja\u2019s family had voiced suspicion on some locals, but the police said all locals had been questioned and there was no possibility of their involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nongrang said the arrested men confessed that they had been hired by Raja\u2019s wife to carry out the murder and the operation is still continuing in Madhya Pradesh to apprehend others involved in the crime. Chief minister Conrad K Sangma congratulated the police for cracking the case that shocked the state and the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said Raja was hacked to death with a \u2018dao\u2019 (machete).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonam\u2019s arrest has provided the society with yet another shocker about relationships and the limits of criminal minds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several shocking crimes involving married and unmarried couples have been reported in the past few months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wife Sonam among four held, cops say she \u2018hired killers\u2019 to \u2018murder\u2019 Raja Raghuvanshi\u00a0 New Delhi, June 9- Sonam Raghuvanshi has been arrested, for alleged murder of husband Raja Raghuvanshi,\u00a0an Indore resident whose decomposed body was found in a gorge of Weisawdong falls last Monday. 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