Not treating love triangle solely motive behind Raja Raghuvanshi’s homicide: Meghalaya Police

Jun 18, 2025 08:27 AM IST The Meghalaya Police recreated the crime scene in Sohra and introduced all of the accused within the homicide, together with Raghuvanshi’s spouse Sonam, to the crime scene. The Meghalaya Police probing into the homicide of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi stated they aren’t treating the “love triangle” between the sufferer and the 2 accused as the one motive behind the homicide. Raja Raghuvanshi’s relations, reduce out the image of his spouse Sonam Raghuvanshi from a poster of their marriage after she was accused of plotting Raja’s homicide in Meghalaya, in Indore.(PTI) “Preliminary investigation has revealed that the motive is love triangle, but we are trying to explore if there’s anything more,” East Khasi Hills superintendent (SP) Vivek Syiem stated. The superintendent of police made the assertion because the Meghalaya Police recreated the crime scene in Sohra, round 65 km from Shillong. The police additionally introduced all of the accused within the homicide, together with Raghuvanshi’s spouse Sonam and her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha to the crime scene amid heavy safety. The police have additionally came upon the second machete allegedly used within the homicide of Raja Raghuvanshi. Also Read: 2 homicide weapons, 3 blows: Meghalaya Police reveals new particulars in Raja Raghuvanshi’s honeymoon killing The machete was recovered from the gorge close to Weisawdong Falls the place Raja’s physique was discovered on June 2, police stated. Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha (20) and three of Kushwah’s buddies – Vishal Chauhan, Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi – had been arrested for alleged involvement in Raja Raghuvanshi’s homicide on May 23. Raghuvanshi’s mutilated physique was present in a deep gorge close to a waterfall in Sohra space of East Khasi Hills district on June 2. Meghalaya Police reveals chilling homicide particularsThe Meghalaya Police stated that the probe within the homicide case revealed that two machetes had been used within the crime. The first machete was recovered on June 3, a day after Raja’s physique was discovered. “We have ascertained that there was one more machete (apart from the one that was recovered)… They have replayed how they threw away the two machetes,” Syiem stated. The second machete was discovered from the gorge close to Weisawdong Falls, a police officer stated on the situation of anonymity. Also Read: Not 1, however 2 machetes used to kill Raja Raghuvanshi: Meghalaya police’s new reveal The SP stated that the primary hit to kill Raja was from Vishal, throughout which Sonam moved away from the spot and Raja’s physique was thrown into the gorge. “There were three blows – first by Vishal, second by Anand and the last blow by Akash. We have ascertained that one more machete still needs to be recovered. The accused replayed how they threw the machete. SDRF are trying to recover the second weapon,” the officer stated. With inputs from Utpal Parashar