Meghalaya Honeymoon Horror: New twist in Murder case with Jitendra Raghuvanshi’s entry, know why he is under scanner

A court in Meghalaya's capital, Shillong, sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and her four aides arrested for the murder to eight-day police custody.

New Delhi: The investigation into the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case has intensified, with a new twist emerging as Jitendra Raghuvanshi enters the spotlight. According to the reports, Sonam Raghuvanshi used Jitendra’s bank account to make an initial payment to hire killers of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, on May 23. This financial link has now placed him under the scanner, giving the case a new twist.

While speaking to the media, Sonam’s brother, Govind Raghuvanshi, said that Jitendra is their cousin. Govind claimed that Sonam’s UPI account was registered in Jitendra’s name, although he did not explain why it wasn’t created under her own name, Hindustan Times reported.

Following this revelation, speculation arose over possible hawala transactions and links to the family’s business dealings. However, Govind refuted these claims, telling The New Indian Express that Jitendra is merely a junior employee in their family-run enterprise. He said Jitendra’s account held the family’s money and was routinely used for regular business transactions.

8-day Police Custody to Sonam Raghuvanshi

A court in Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and her four aides arrested for the murder to eight-day police custody. On Tuesday, the Meghalaya police brought Sonam to Shillong from Uttar Pradesh and the other accused from Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday on transit remand.

“Police had sought a 10-day remand of all the accused. The court granted 8 days of police custody,” East Khasi Hills district SP Vivek Syiem told PTI. The special investigation team probing the sensational case sought police custody of the accused to reconstruct the crime scene in Sohra (also known as Cherrapunji), where the body was recovered on June 2, the officer said.

In Indore, Govind Raghuvanshi visited Raja’s house to console the latter’s family members. Sharing the family’s grief, he hugged Raja’s mother Uma and broke down.

Raja (29) and Sonam (24) got married on May 11 and went “missing” during their honeymoon trip to the north-eastern state on May 23.

Sonam surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on Sunday night where she surrendered after her accomplices and suspected contract killers, Akash Rajput (19), Vishal Singh Chauhan (22), and Anand Kurmi, were arrested for their alleged role in conspiring and killing Raja, a businessman. Raj Singh Kushwaha (21), an alleged conspirator romantically linked to Sonam, was arrested later.

After meeting the family members of Raja Raghuvanshi at the latter’s house, Govind addressed the media.

Asked if Sonam should be given the capital punishment if charges against her were proved, he replied, “Absolutely, if Sonam is found guilty, she should be hanged straight away. I will appoint a lawyer myself to represent Raja Raghuvanshi’s family in the court.”

“I am with the truth. Raja Raghuvanshi’s family has lost a son. I have apologised to his family. Our family has broken ties with Sonam,” he said.