Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Sonam offered hitmen Rs 4 lakh, then raised amount to Rs 20 lakh

Sonam Raghuwanshi and Raja Raghuvanshi

A day after the murder of Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi took a dramatic turn with the arrest of his wife Sonam Raghwanshi and the exposure of a murder-for-hire plot, it has come to the fore that Sonam offered Rs 4 lakh for her husband's murder and then raised the amount to Rs 20 lakh, NDTV reported.

According to the report, the hitmen hired by Sonam first met with the Raghuvanshi couple in Bengaluru, from where they took their connecting flight to the northeast.

Shillong Police sources suggested that the plan of a one-way ticket to Meghalaya was Sonam’s plan. Even though her boyfriend did not travel to Meghalaya, he did the planning behind the scenes and was in touch with Sonam, the report added.

Days after the body of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi was found near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra on June 2, Sonam, who was initially reported missing, was found at a roadside eatery in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, at 1 am on Monday. Sonam is now under arrest and is accused of orchestrating Raja’s murder during their honeymoon. Four people, including her alleged boyfriend, are already in police custody in connection with the case.