Film on Raja Raghuvanshi murder in pipeline: His family gives consent to project

Sonam Raghuwanshi murder mystery, ‘Honeymoon in Shillong’ film to tell the chilling story, director meets victim husband Raja's brothers

A new film titled Honeymoon in Shillong is being planned based on the tragic story of Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam from Indore. Director S.P. Nibayat, known for films like Kabaddi and Laut Aao Papa, has received permission from Raja’s family to tell their story. Most of the filming and direction will happen in Indore.

According to Raja’s brothers, the film will explore Raja’s life from childhood to his honeymoon and eventual murder.

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"We gave our consent for the upcoming film on the murder case. We believe that if we do not bring the story of my brother's murder on the big screen, people will not be able to know who was right and who was wrong?" Raghuvanshi's elder brother, Sachin, told reporters, Another brother, Vipin, said they want to present the correct image of Meghalaya through the film.

Nimbawat said Raja Raghuvanshi faced a big betrayal after his marriage.

"Through our film, we want to give a message to the public that such incidents of betrayal should be stopped," he said.

Without revealing the names of actors, Nimbawat said the script of the film is ready.

"80 per cent of its shooting will be done in Indore and the remaining 20 per cent in different areas of Meghalaya," he added. ( Reported by PTI)

The story begins with Raja marrying Sonam, a resident of Indore, on May 11. After a brief stay with Raja’s family, Sonam returned to her parents’ home. From there, she convinced Raja to plan a honeymoon trip to Shillong. Initially hesitant, Raja agreed and booked tickets. The couple left for Shillong together.

On May 23 at around 1:30 PM, Sonam made her last phone call to her mother-in-law. She mentioned that she and Raja were in a forest and might visit a nearby waterfall that required going down 3000 steps.

After that, both Sonam and Raja’s phones went off. Their families alerted the police, and a search began. At first, there were fears of an accident. But on June 2, Raja’s body was found near the waterfalls in Shillong—badly decomposed and with serious head injuries. Sonam, however, was missing.

Days later, on June 9, Sonam called her brother from a roadside eatery in Ghazipur district near Varanasi. She claimed something bad had happened to her. Her brother informed the police, and the Meghalaya police brought her back from Ghazipur. During investigation, it was revealed that Sonam and her lover had conspired to kill Raja. She had helped plan the murder during the honeymoon.

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The case opened up further after Sonam’s friends, who helped in the murder, were also arrested. Currently, all accused are in jail in Shillong, and the case is ongoing.

Videos of Raja and Sonam’s wedding and engagement were all over social media. In those videos, the couple seemed happy and participated in all rituals together. No one could have guessed that such a serious betrayal was in the works.

This story is now being turned into a film that will showcase both the emotional and criminal sides of this tragic case.