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Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Meghalaya honeymoon murder: How Raja Raghuvanshi, Sonam spent their last hours together
A week after Raja Raghuwanshi's body was found in a gorge in Sohra area near the Weisawdong Falls, Meghalaya police arrested his wife Sonam in connection with the murder. The couple from Indore, who had visited the state on their honeymoon, went missing on May 23. While the husband's body was recovered after being spotten by a drone on June 2, Sonam remained missing, with efforts to trace her continuing. She surrendered before police at Nandganj police station in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Meghalaya DGP I Nongrang said that apart from Sonam, three other persons had been arrested in overnight raids. 'The wife was allegedly involved in the Indore man's murder during honeymoon in Meghalaya. She had hired killers," she added. Nongrang added that the police probe was still on, with efforts underway to arrest other people who were involved in the crime. A day before the honeymoon couple went missing, Raja and Sonam Raghuvanshi had arrived at Mawlakhiat village in Meghalaya on May 22. The couple, who had rented a scooter, then visited Nongriat village where they trekked 3,000 steps down the gorge to see the famous living rootbridges, as per PTI. They stayed the night in a homestay in the village, and left the following morning on May 23. Raja's body was found 20 km from the homestay. Their rented scooter was found abandoned near a cafe the next day on May 24, on the road between Shillong to Sohra. Following this, police were informed of their disappearance and the initial search operation was launched with the help of the locals in the village. However, the rescue teams paused efforts on May 30 after heavy rainfall low visibility, with Sohra receiving around 500 mm of rainfall on May 29, 30 and 31, PTI quoted a weather department official as saying. After recovery, Raja's body was taken for post-mortem to the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences.
The Print
7 days ago
- The Print
Missing Indore tourist's body found in Meghalaya gorge
'A police drone spotted the body in a deep gorge below the Weisawdong waterfall parking lot. The body was taken to the parking lot for a magisterial inquest in the evening,' a senior district official told PTI. Raja and his wife Sonam disappeared on May 23 hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village, 20 km from where his body was found, they said. Shillong, Jun 2 (PTI) The body of 29-year-old Raja Raghuvanshi was found in a deep gorge near a waterfall in Sohra area in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Monday, several days after the tourist from Indore and his wife had gone missing, officials said. He said the inquest was carried out in the presence of independent witnesses from the area. 'The relatives of the deceased identified the body as that of Raja Raghuvanshi through a distinctive tattoo on the deceased's right hand which read 'Raja',' he said. A woman's white shirt, a strip of medicine, a part of the LCD screen of a mobile phone and a smartwatch were also seized at the spot, the official said. The body was later taken to the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences for post-mortem examination. East Khasi Hills district Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem said a case of murder has been registered and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the incident. Rescuers will continue to look for Raja's wife, Sonam, he said. Extremely heavy rainfall and low visibility had on May 30 stalled the search and rescue operations, which was launched by the police on May 24. Sohra area recorded the maximum amount of rainfall in the state on May 29, 30 and 31, recording around 500 mm of rainfall, equalling the annual rainfall record of Mysore, a Met official told PTI. Movement of traffic was also affected across the eastern Khasi and Jaintia Hills region with many places reporting landslides and flash floods that killed six persons and left over 10 people injured. The couple, hailing from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, arrived at Mawlakhiat village on May 22 on a rented scooter. They parked their scooter and trekked 3,000 steps down the gorge to visit the famous living rootbridges at Nongriat village, where they stayed the night and left the homestay the following morning. On May 24, their scooter was found abandoned at a cafe along the road from Shillong to Sohra following which the police were informed and by Sunday, the initial search operation was planned with the help of the local villagers, police said. Indore MPs — Shankar Lalwani and Sumer Singh Solanki — had held reviews of the rescue operations with Director General of Police I Nongrang and Chief Secretary DP Wahlang, expressing satisfaction over the efforts of the rescue teams. Earlier this year, a Hungarian tourist — Puskas Zsolt — went missing soon after he started his trek to the living rootbridge and he was found dead 12 days later. While the police have ruled out any foul play in his death, medical reports indicated he died due to a fall. PTI JOP ACD This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NEIGRIHMS gets advanced med tech for better treatment
1 2 Shillong: Director of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences ( NEIGRIHMS ), Dr. Nalin Mehta, on Wednesday inaugurated a Biplane Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) system and a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)."This state-of-the-art technology enhances the hospital's capabilities in diagnosing and treating complex neurological and blood vessel conditions. This will be the second biplane DSA in the northeast, a boon not only for the people of Meghalaya, but for the entire region," a NEIGRIHMS statement newly installed Biplane DSA system offers high-resolution, real-time imaging from two perpendicular angles, providing comprehensive views of blood vessels in the brain and other critical areas, thus adding precision in neurovascular imaging . The dual-plane imaging facilitates accurate diagnosis and precise guidance during interventional procedures such as aneurysm coiling, arteriovenous malformation treatment, and stroke interventions. The integration of the PACS system enables healthcare professionals to access patient images and reports instantly from any location within the hospital network, facilitating timely and accurate diagnoses.
