Sonam Admits To Involvement In Husband Raja Raghuvanshi's Murder: Sources
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Sonam Raghuvanshi has allegedly confessed to her role in husband Raja Raghuvanshi's murder during SIT questioning. The police now plan to record and tape her confession.
Sonam Raghuvanshi on Wednesday confessed to being involved in her husband Raja Raghuvanshi's killing, sources told CNN-News18.
The admission by Sonam came during questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Officials now plan to record her formal statement before a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC, sources said.
Meanwhile, the police were also preparing to videotape her confession, which could play a crucial role in the prosecution's case going forward.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, along with other accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, were on Wednesday interrogated by the Meghalaya Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) at the Sadar Police Station in Shillong.
The five accused would later be presented before a court.
Sonam Raghuvanshi was arrested for allegedly orchestrating the shocking murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. She was brought to Shillong under tight security late on Tuesday and is set to be produced in court on Wednesday.
Sonam, who surrendered before police in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on June 7, was taken to Patna by road, then flown to Kolkata and onward to Guwahati.
From Guwahati airport, she was discreetly taken out through the cargo gate and transported to the Sadar police station in Shillong, where she spent the night after a mandatory medical examination at Ganesh Das Hospital.
Four other accused — Raj Kushwaha, Sonam's alleged lover and the mastermind, along with Anand Kurmi, Akash Rajput, and Vishal Singh Chauhan — were also brought to the Meghalaya capital earlier in the day.
They will remain in custody until their court appearance.
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