After Husband's Murder, Sonam Raghuvanshi Returned to Indore, Spent A Day With 'Lover': Report

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After the murder, Sonam reportedly boarded a train and reached Indore on May 25, and without raising any suspicion, checked into a rented room with her lover Raj Kushwaha
The most chilling twist yet has emerged in the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, and it revolves around his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi. In a revelation that could reshape the trajectory of the investigation, News18 Hindi has learned from sources in the Meghalaya Police that Sonam not only witnessed her husband's brutal murder but also calmly returned to Indore afterward, where she spent an entire day with her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha before fleeing to Uttar Pradesh.
According to a detailed probe led by a 20-member core team of the Meghalaya Police, supported closely by the Indore Police, Sonam's involvement is no longer just a suspicion, but a cornerstone of what officials have dubbed 'Operation Honeymoon". The murder, which occurred just days after the couple's wedding, is now being called a 'premeditated execution" carried out with chilling precision.
As per News18 Hindi, the sequence began on May 21, when Sonam and three accused accomplices arrived in Guwahati and checked into a hotel located near the homestay she operated. On May 23, Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered, and police now confirm Sonam was present during the killing. CCTV footage reportedly places her just 10 kilometres from the scene, alongside the prime suspects.
What followed was even more shocking. The very day of the murder, Sonam reportedly boarded a train to Indore. She reached the city on May 25, and without raising any suspicion, checked into a rented room with her lover Raj Kushwaha, said News18 Hindi in an exclusive report.
Digital Trails And Chilling Clues
Throughout this period, investigators observed continuous communication between Sonam and Raj. The contents of those conversations, officials say, further established their involvement and motive. According to News18 Hindi, police have also retrieved over 42 CCTV clips from across Guwahati, including footage showing the accused buying the murder weapon from a store just outside their hotel.
One particularly telling moment, investigators say, came at night when Sonam was taken to the Sakhi Centre. Her statements there, combined with forensic inconsistencies, raised deep suspicion. The couple's decision not to take a single wedding photograph and a suspicious social media post from Raja's account – believed to have been made by Sonam herself – added to the mounting evidence. The post, eerily timed around the murder, read, 'We are together for seven lives".
From Indore To Shillong
Police say Sonam's conspiracy was hatched barely five days after the marriage, with a motive clear to remove Raja and be with Raj. When a contract killer was arrested in Indore, the investigation quickly closed in on Raj Kushwaha. Feeling the heat, Sonam allegedly staged her reappearance, attempting to shift suspicion, but by then it was too late.
According to News18 Hindi, a blood-soaked shirt belonging to one of the accused, Akash, was recovered at the crime scene. Sonam's own raincoat was found discarded six kilometres away, an apparent attempt to confuse the trail. Anand Kurmi, another accused, was arrested wearing the same clothes he had worn during the murder, sealing the chain of evidence.
After the killing, all suspects regrouped 11 kilometres from the crime site, another location traced through a network of digital surveillance and local enquiries. Investigators even reviewed all mobile numbers active across a 50-kilometre radius, ultimately zeroing in on the suspects through triangulation.
According to sources quoted by News18 Hindi, Sonam had told Raj shortly after their wedding, 'Yes, marriage has happened, but…" – a chilling precursor to the conspiracy that would soon unfold.