Jun 05, 2025 12:56 PM IST

The newly wed couple from Indore had been on their honeymoon and went lacking on May 23. The husband’s physique was discovered whereas the search continues for lacking spouse.

The homicide of Raja Raghuvanshi, a vacationer from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, in Meghalaya has develop into a puzzle for the native police. Compounding that’s the truth that Raja’s mom bought a voice message from his spouse, Sonam Raghuvanshi, who has since been lacking.

Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi, the newly-wed couple on their honeymoon, went lacking on May 23.(Sourced by HT)

The newly-wed couple, who had been in Meghalaya for his or her honeymoon, went lacking on May 23.

Hindustan Times earlier reported that a number of companies had been investigating the case, and the physique of Raja Raghuvanshi was discovered on Monday, with the police figuring out him by a tattoo on his arm.

Raja’s mom obtained the voice message from Sonam the identical day that the couple went lacking, and it was the final recognized contact. Sonam will be heard wanting breath within the recording, telling her mother-in-law that she was trekking to a waterfall and refusing to interrupt her spiritual quick. According to a Times of India report, the decision ended immediately and was the final time anybody heard from the lacking spouse.

The Meghalaya Police has recovered a black raincoat close to a viewpoint through the ongoing seek for Sonam Raghuvanshi.

According to the officers, the coat recovered by the rescuers seems to have a sure stain, however they refused to substantiate if it was blood. The cops try to establish if the coat belongs to Sonam.

“We have recovered a black field coat that appears to have certain stains, but we cannot confirm if they are bloodstains. Only forensic analysis can determine that. We are comparing the recovered items with available footage to verify if the coat belongs to the missing woman. However, we can only confirm that after further examination, especially since the coat is a size 3XL raincoat,” SP Vivek Syiem advised ANI.

Investigation up to now into the murdered vacationer and his lacking spouse

Multiple companies on Wednesday continued to comb the rugged and forested terrain in Meghalaya looking for the lacking lady, at the same time as they recovered a smashed cell phone and a machete from a gorge, the place her newly-wed husband’s physique was discovered close to the Weisawdong Falls on Monday.

Police mentioned there was no breakthrough within the efforts, together with aerial operations, to hint Sonam Raghuvanshi after her husband Raja Raghuvanshi’s physique was discovered after a drone noticed it. 

The cops have registered a murder case and described Sonam Raghuvanshi’s disappearance as inexplicable. 

“It is very unusual…while we found Raja’s body, there is no trace at all of Sonam. She seems to have vanished, despite the vast and relentless search operation,” SP Vivek Syiem mentioned.

Foul play is being suspected within the case, and investigators consider Raja Raghuvanshi’s dying was not an accident. A Special Investigation Team has been constituted to probe the case.

The scooter the couple rented was discovered deserted in Sohrarim, about 25 km from the gorge, with the important thing within the ignition. Heavy rainfall and robust winds over the previous week hampered the operation for the couple’s search.

On Monday, a police drone noticed Raja Raghuvanshi’s physique deep within the gorge. A white shirt, medication, a part of a telephone display, and a smartwatch had been additionally recovered from the scene. The physique was recognized by a tattoo on his proper hand studying “Raja”.

(With inputs from David Laitphlang)