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Meghalaya honeymoon murder: Mangalsutra, toe rings raised police suspicion about Sonam

Shillong, June 10 (UNI) Meghalaya Police became suspicious about Sonam Raghuvanshi, now the prime accused behind the cold-blooded murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, after the discovery of her mangalsutra and toe ring from a suitcase.
Sonam’s mangalsutra and toe ring were found in the suitcase which was left by the couple in Manha hotel in Saitsohpen, Sohra.
The couple left their luggage at the Manha Hotel after they couldn’t secure a room and left the hotel premises.
With Raja and Sonam remaining incommunicado since May 23, the newlywed couple's family members landed in Sohra and filed a missing complaint at the Sohra Police Station.
“It was during our search for the two missing tourists (Raja and Sonam) that we were informed by the hotel owner about the luggage left in the Manha hotel. When we searched the luggage, we found the mangalsutra and the toe rings from it,” a police official told UNI on condition of anonymity.
“Yes, we started suspecting Sonam after we found her mangalsutra and toe rings, which she left behind in the luggage in Manha hotel, just a few weeks after her marriage … which is odd for a newlywed Hindu woman,” the police official said.
Mangalsutra is an ornament that symbolises marriage and is worn around the neck and the toe rings are worn on the second toe of both the feet and generally these ornaments are not taken off by a married woman.
With the recovery of Raja’s body on June 2 from a deep gorge, Meghalaya police registered a murder case and formed a Special Investigation Team to probe Raja's murder.
“Based on substantial evidence against Sonam’s conspirators over the past week, we dispatched the SIT to go to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh with firm evidence and arrest the suspects,” the police official said.
Sonam was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) code-named “Operation Honeymoon” of Meghalaya Police on Monday after she voluntarily surrendered at the Nanganj Police Station in Ghazipur district on Sunday night.
The SIT also arrested three suspects—Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand Kurmi — who allegedly hacked Raja to death with a machete and Sonam’s alleged boyfriend, Raj Singh Kushwaha was in constant touch with Sonam via a mobile phone.
“The motive behind the murder will emerge once we start interrogating all five accused the exact reason behind the cold-blooded murder of Raja,” the police official said. UNI RRK SSP
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