Ghazipur (UP), June 9 (UNI) Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her Indore-based transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in Shillong, Meghalaya, was found in a distraught state in a dhaba located in Nandganj area of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said on Monday.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, was missing since her husband’s murder in Shillong during their honeymoon trip. Raja Raghuvanshi, son of Indore-based transport businessman Devi Singh, was married to Sonam on May 11. “The couple reached Shillong on May 20 for their honeymoon. The couple disappeared on May 23 during sightseeing,” police said.
Police sources said that after a lot of searching, Raja’s body was found in the jungles. While wife Sonam Raghuvanshi was missing. From the condition of the body and the place where it was found, it was speculated that he was murdered by Bangladeshis, police sources said.
They said that along with this it was suspected that Raja might have gone to Bangladesh with his wife Sonam. “After a lot of searching, the police zeroed in on local guides of Shillong who told them that on May 23, three other people were also seen with Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam Raghuvanshi,” said a senior police officer.
“On Sunday night, Sonam Raghuvanshi reached a dhaba located in Nandganj police station area of Ghazipur district around 2:30 am and took a mobile phone from the dhaba owner and called her brother Govind,” police said.
Sources said that Govind immediately informed his acquaintance in Ghazipur. “As soon as the police got the information, a large force including Superintendent of Police (SP) E Raja reached the dhaba. “Sonam was found in a distraught/unconscious state. At present, she is not in a position to talk. On receiving the information of the incident, Raja’s family in Indore left for Ghazipur. On the other hand, Meghalaya Police also left for Ghazipur,” said a police officer.
