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Family members of Indore man found dead in Meghalaya demand CBI probe

Shillong, June 3 (UNI) Family members of Raja Raghuvanshi, a tourist from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, whose body was recovered on Monday from a 100-ft gorge in Meghalaya, on Tuesday claimed that the deceased was murdered and demanded a CBI probe into the matter.
Transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam went missing on May 23 while on a honeymoon at Sohra, also known as Cherrapunjee, a popular tourist destination in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on their honeymoon.
“We strongly demand that an investigation be conducted by the CBI into the case. The local police (Meghalaya Police) do not agreeing that there is foul play, but if there is no foul play, then why would there be a dead body,” Vipin Raghuvanshi, the brother of the deceased, said.
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The Chheligada multipurpose medium irrigation project is located near village Chheligada in
R. Udayagiri block of Gajapati district

The reservoir will have a concrete dam of 266m length including the central spillway consisting of
7 nos. radial gates of size 12m x 6m.

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