First Video Of Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Accused Sonam In UP Surfaces
New Delhi:
Hours after she was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, a video of Sonam Raghuvanshi has emerged. Ms Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, was arrested from a dhaba, with the Uttar Pradesh Police claiming that she looked "distraught with fever".
Sonam, who had reportedly gone missing after her husband, Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi's body was discovered in a gorge beneath the Weisawdong Falls parking lot in East Khasi Hills on June 2, was located and taken into custody from Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh. She surrendered at the Nandganj police station late Sunday night.
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