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**Summary:**

An Indore businessman, Raja Raghuvanshi, was murdered in Meghalaya during his honeymoon in May 2025. Meghalaya police have filed a charge sheet against five individuals, including the victim’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, and her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, along with three hitmen. The charge sheet alleges Sonam conspired with Raj and the hitmen to murder her husband. Authorities also arrested others for destroying evidence. Following the investigation and arrests, tourism activities have resumed at Weisawdong Falls, where the body was found, after a two-year closure due to a territorial dispute.
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**News Article:**

**Honeymoon Turns Deadly: Wife and Lover Charged in Indore Businessman’s Meghalaya Murder**

**SHILLONG, September 6, 2025** – Meghalaya police have filed a 790-page charge sheet against five individuals in connection with the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who was found dead in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Sohra (Cherrapunjee) in May 2025. The victim was on his honeymoon at the time of his death.

According to Vivek Syiem, Superintendent of Police of the East Khasi Hills district, the charge sheet, filed in the Sohra Subdivision Court, names the deceased’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, and her alleged lover, Raj Kushwaha, as the primary suspects. Three alleged hitmen – Akash Singh Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi – have also been charged.

Police say evidence suggests Sonam Raghuvanshi was having an affair with Raj Kushwaha and the two conspired to have Raja Raghuvanshi murdered during the couple’s honeymoon in Meghalaya. “The probe, backed by strong material evidence, revealed that Sonam was in a relationship with Raj. She conspired with him and the three hitmen to murder her husband during their honeymoon trip to Sohra,” SP Syiem stated.

The victim and his wife arrived in Shillong on May 21st. They were reported missing from their Sohra homestay five days later. A large scale search involving multiple agencies eventually located Raja Raghuvanshi’s body on June 2nd.

While Sonam and Raj face charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, a supplementary charge sheet will be filed against Lokendra Tomar, Ball Ahirwar, and Silome James, who were arrested in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly destroying evidence related to the crime.

In related news, authorities have lifted restrictions at Weisawdong Falls, allowing tourism activities to resume after a two-year closure due to a territorial dispute between local villages. The area had been closed to tourists while the murder investigation was underway.

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