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Toronto Sun
an hour ago
- Toronto Sun
Missing bride accused of killing husband on honeymoon surrenders to cops
Sonam Raghuvanshi, left, and Raja Raghuvanshi in happier times. She has since been arrested in connection with his murder during their honeymoon. A bride in India has been arrested after her new husband was found dead during their honeymoon. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Sonam Raghuvanshi, 25, surrendered at a police station in Ghazipur, India, on Monday, the BBC reported. Authorities allege the woman hired people to kill her husband, 30-year-old Raja Raghuvansh, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, according to the outlet. The couple were married on May 11, in a ceremony in Indore that was blessed by both families, the BBC reported. They set off for their honeymoon in Meghalaya on May 20, but the newlyweds vanished four days after they arrived. Raja's body was found in a gorge with his throat slit and his wallet, a gold ring, and a chain missing more than a week later, the outlet noted. With Sonam still missing, her family accused police of not doing enough to find the woman or her husband's killers, and on Friday, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding justice. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. However, Sonam surrendered two days later. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Three other suspects from Madhya Pradesh, the couple's home state, were arrested in overnight raids, the BBC reported, citing director general of Meghalaya police Idashisha Nongrang. 'One person was picked up from Uttar Pradesh and another two accused were apprehended from Indore,' Nongrang said, according to the outlet. 'Sonam surrendered at the Nandganj police station and was subsequently arrested.' Another suspect remains outstanding, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma added in a post on X amid the ongoing investigation. Cops have alleged the men arrested were paid to murder him at Sonam's request, and while no alleged motive has been revealed, the bride was described as 'the main suspect,' with police suspecting she was having an affair. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Sonam's father, Devi Singh, defended his daughter saying 'she is innocent and she cannot do this.' The devoted dad said that while he did not speak to his daughter, he believes that she had 'somehow managed to escape her captors.' Singh also accused the Meghalaya police of 'making up stories' and told the Hindustan Times that he is '100% sure that Meghalaya Police is involved' in Raja's murder. Sangma commended his state's police force, saying that they had achieved a 'major breakthrough' in seven days. Another minister, Alexander Laloo Hek, pointed out how the state's police, government and even ordinary people had been unfairly blamed while the search was going on. 'The truth has come out.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. #WATCH | Shillong: On Sonam Raghuvanshi found near Ghazipur, UP, Meghalaya Minister Alexander Laloo Hek says, "The truth has come out... All these days, the family and friends of Raja Raghuvanshi blamed Meghalaya Police and the Government of Meghalaya, and what is extremely… — ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2025 Raja's brother Vipin Raghuvanshi initially told reporters he would 'not accept Sonam's involvement in the murder until she confessed.' However, he later said one of the arrested men identified by police worked in the woman's office. 'Only Sonam can clarify,' the victim's brother said. 'If she's guilty, she should be punished.' He added: 'I now believe that Meghalaya government was not lying. They were telling the truth.' 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Economic Times
an hour ago
- Economic Times
Meghalaya murder: One of the accused took people to man's funeral in Indore
One of the persons arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya had taken people to the latter's funeral here, an eyewitness said on murder took a sensational turn when Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam was held by Meghalaya police along with her three alleged aides Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Raj Singh Kushwaha (21)."When Raja's body arrived here, Sonam's family, whose home is in Govind Nagar Kharcha area, had arranged four -five vehicles for people to attend the funeral. Kushwaha was driving the four-wheeler in which I went, though we did not talk. Only after seeing his photograph in the media post his arrest, I recollected this episode," said Lakshman Singh Rathore. Raja Raghuvanshi, was found dead in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in East Khasi Hills district on June 2, ten days after the couple went missing. Raja and Sonam, who got married on May 11 in Indore, went to Meghalaya on their honeymoon. The husband and wife disappeared on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village, 20 km from where his body was found. "The first person arrested was Rajput from Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The second was Chauhan from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The third was Kushwaha, also from Indore," East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said at a press conference in Shillong on three were allegedly hired by Sonam, who surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, police there Sonam's father Devi Singh Raghuvanshi claimed Kushwaha's name was being wrongly linked to his daughter and threatened to send a legal notice to Meghalaya said from Monday night police personnel have been deployed outside Sonam's maternal home and the door of her house has been locked from inside. Outside Raja Raghuvanshi's house in Sahakar Nagar, Indore, locals burnt Sonam's photo and expressed anger over the murder. A huge poster with his photograph, as well as images from the wedding, had been put up that sought a CBI inquiry.
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
Meghalaya murder: One of the accused took people to man's funeral in Indore
Last Updated: Indore, Jun 9 (PTI) One of the persons arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya had taken people to the latter's funeral here, an eyewitness said on Monday. The murder took a sensational turn when Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam was held by Meghalaya police along with her three alleged aides Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Raj Singh Kushwaha (21). 'When Raja's body arrived here, Sonam's family, whose home is in Govind Nagar Kharcha area, had arranged four -five vehicles for people to attend the funeral. Kushwaha was driving the four-wheeler in which I went, though we did not talk. Only after seeing his photograph in the media post his arrest, I recollected this episode," said Lakshman Singh Rathore. Raja Raghuvanshi, was found dead in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in East Khasi Hills district on June 2, ten days after the couple went missing. Raja and Sonam, who got married on May 11 in Indore, went to Meghalaya on their honeymoon. The husband and wife disappeared on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village, 20 km from where his body was found. 'The first person arrested was Rajput from Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The second was Chauhan from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The third was Kushwaha, also from Indore," East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said at a press conference in Shillong on Monday. The three were allegedly hired by Sonam, who surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, police there said. Meanwhile, Sonam's father Devi Singh Raghuvanshi claimed Kushwaha's name was being wrongly linked to his daughter and threatened to send a legal notice to Meghalaya police. Outside Raja Raghuvanshi's house in Sahakar Nagar, Indore, locals burnt Sonam's photo and expressed anger over the murder. A huge poster with his photograph, as well as images from the wedding, had been put up that sought a CBI inquiry. PTI HWP MAS BNM First Published: June 09, 2025, 22:30 IST
News18
5 hours ago
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News18 Evening Digest: Raja Raghuvanshi Hit On Head, Viral Video Of Indore Couple Wedding, & Other Stories
Last Updated: We are also covering: CCTV Footage Captures Indore Couple On Bike, Pakistan Economic Survey, Indian Student Handcuffed, Pinned At US Airport & other top stories. In today's News18 evening digest, we bring to you the latest on Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, Pakistan's economy, Jasprit Bumrah needing 13 wickets against England to break R Ashwin's elite record, and other top stories. Pakistan's debt is at its highest-ever level, Pakistan's Economic Survey released on Monday has revealed. This paints a worrisome situation of Pakistan's finances. Read More Raja and Sonam Raghuvanshi Case: Sonam Raghuvanshi has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, days after the Indore couple were reported missing. As the investigation continues, police have arrested four people in connection with the case. Meanwhile, Sonam has alleged that she was abducted and denies committing the crime. Read More A video has been going viral on social media where an Indian student was handcuffed and pinned at a US airport. Kunal Jain, an Indo-American social entrepreneur, took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a photo of the Indian student who was being deported from Newark Airport last night. He said the student was crying and was treated like a criminal by the authorities, as he was handcuffed and pinned to the ground. Read More Jasprit Bumrah will lead India's bowling in the five-match Test series against England, which is set to start on June 20 in Leeds. Bumrah, who tops the bowler's ranking in the five-day format of the game, has picked up 60 wickets for India in 14 Tests played so far against England. Read More Is Keneesha Francis Expecting A Baby With Ravi Mohan? Here's Her Sassy Response Speculation around Ravi Mohan and Keneesha Francis' relationship has been simmering for a while now. Though the duo has refrained from addressing the whispers directly, Keneesha recently took a firm stand against the bizarre rumours swirling online — including those suggesting she's expecting a child. Read More First Published: June 09, 2025, 19:02 IST
Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
After Sonam Raghuvanshi's arrest for husband's murder, Indore couple's wedding video goes viral
After the shocking arrest of Sonam, wife of Indore's Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed while on his honeymoon in Meghalaya, a video from their wedding has emerged and gone viral on social media. The footage shows Raja Raghuvanshi applying sindoor (vermillion) to forehead of Sonam, who can be seen dressed in a traditional red Banarasi saree. Just weeks after the couple tied the knot on May 11, their fairytale honeymoon took a deadly turn when Raja's body was discovered in a gorge in Meghalaya. Their rented scooter was later found abandoned near a café on the Shillong-Sohra road, triggering a frantic search. Since then, Sonam had remained missing while his family said she was 'abducted.' However, on Monday, Sonam Raghuvanshi surrendered in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur. Her arrest led to the revelation of her alleged involvement in Raja Raghuvanshi's murder. For this purpose, she allegedly hired three assassins to kill her late husband. On Monday, after an over two-week-long search, Sonam Raghuvanshi was found at a dhaba in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, over 1,200 kilometres away from Meghalaya. As per HT, Sonam Raghuvanshi reportedly 'surrendered' to killing her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, police said, adding that a man she was allegedly in an affair with - Raj Kushwaha - was also involved and is now under arrest. SP East Khasi Hills Vivek Syiem said that Sonam had surrendered due to the raids and arrests of the alleged assassins by the police. "It is a fact that she called her relatives, but this happened after all the raids were conducted. If you see the logical series of events, all these days she hadn't come out, but last night the rest of the people were caught, she also surfaced," he told the media. So far, five people have been arrested in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, including Sonam Raghuvanshi. The Meghalaya police on Monday indicated that the motive behind tourist Raja Raghuvanshi's murder could stem from the alleged affair of his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, with Raj Kushwaha. Asked if there was a love affair between Kushwaha and Sonam Raghuvanshi, Vivek Syiem, superintendent of police, East Khasi Hills, said: 'Once the team reaches there, they will arrest her and take transit remand. Yes, it appears so (Sonam had a boyfriend). Two teams of Meghalaya Police are there in MP, and one team is going to UP to arrest Sonam. It is a fact that she called up her relatives, but all this happened after the raids were conducted. If you look at it logically, all these days she hadn't come out, but last night, when Raj Kushwaha and others were caught, suddenly she surfaced. That speaks for itself.'
