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India Today
12 hours ago
- India Today
Meghalaya murder case: Police recovers country-made pistol from drain in Indore
Police have recovered a country-made pistol from a drain in Indore after interrogating property broker Shilom James and flat owner Lokendra Singh Tomar in the Raja Raghuwanshi murder case. Sonam and the other accused in the case had confessed during interrogation that they had also brought a pistol as an alternative plan to kill Raja. Meghalaya police is presently looking for more evidence in the case in Indore. advertisementTomar is the owner of the flat where Sonam stayed before she surfaced in Ghazipur. Earlier, Indore police arrested a property dealer, Shilom James in the honeymoon murder case for tampering with evidence. According to police, Shilom allegedly disposed of a black bag belonging to the main murder accused, Sonam Raghuvanshi. The bag contained Rs 5 lakh in cash, her jewellery, a country-made pistol and her clothes - all items were linked to the probe. During the course of the investigation, one of the arrested accused -- Vishal alias Vicky Chauhan, a hitman allegedly hired by Sonam to kill her husband Raja Raghuvanshi -- revealed that he had booked an online auto from his Indore residence to Sonam's hideout in the same city with a black bag containing her clothes, jewellery, Rs 5 lakh in cash, and a pistol. Subsequently, the police raided the flat in Heerabag. But, the bag was still checking nearby CCTV footage, the police identified James carrying a black bag from the flat and putting it inside a car. - EndsMust Watch
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- New Indian Express
Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: Two more arrested in MP for destroying crucial evidence
BHOPAL: Two more arrests have been made in Madhya Pradesh in connection with the murder of Indore-based transporter Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed on May 23 during a honeymoon trip to Meghalaya. The Meghalaya Police, with assistance from local authorities, have arrested Indore-based building contractor Shilom James and private security guard Balveer Ahirwar from Indore and Ashok Nagar districts respectively. The duo has been accused of destroying a black trolley bag left behind by the prime conspirator, Sonam Raghuvanshi Raja's widow, at a rented flat in Indore. The bag reportedly contained crucial evidence related to the murder. James was apprehended on Saturday night while attempting to flee to Bhopal, whereas Ahirwar was arrested on Sunday morning from his native village in the Shadora area of Ashok Nagar district. Both men will be produced before a local court in Indore and taken on transit remand to Meghalaya for further investigation. With these arrests, the total number of accused apprehended in the case has risen to seven. Among them are the deceased's wife Sonam Raghuvanshi, her employee and alleged lover Raj Kushwah, and three hired killers who carried out the murder at Sonam and Raj's behest in Sohra (Cherrapunjee), Meghalaya.
