Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder: Sonam Raghuvanshi Ki Sazish
Yeh kahani hai ek aise crime ki jo dil dhadka deta hai – ek nayi shadi, ek romantic honeymoon, aur phir ek khaufnaak murder! Indore ke 30 saal ke businessman Raja Raghuvanshi ki Meghalaya mein hatya ne sabko shock kar diya. Aur is sazish ka mastermind koi aur nahi, balki unki wife Sonam Raghuvanshi thi, jiske saath unhone abhi 11 May 2025 ko saat phere liye the. Yeh tragedy kaise bani, aur kaise Meghalaya Police ne is mystery ko solve kiya? Chaliye, poori kahani detail mein sunte hain.
Shadi, Honeymoon, Aur Betrayal
Raja Raghuvanshi, Indore ke Sahkar Nagar ke ek well-known businessman, apne family business “Raghuvanshi Transport” ke head the. Unki shadi Sonam se ek arranged marriage thi, aur sab kuch perfect lag raha tha. Par kya Raja ko kabhi shak bhi hua hoga ki jis dulhan ko woh ghar la raha tha, wahi uski maut ki wajah banegi? Shadi ke sirf 12 din baad, 20 May ko, yeh couple Meghalaya ke liye honeymoon pe nikla. Pehle plan Kashmir ka tha, par terror attacks ki wajah se unhone Meghalaya choose kiya. Kya yeh change of plan bhi sazish ka hissa tha?
22 May ko, Raja aur Sonam Mawlakhiat village pahunche, ek rented scooter pe. Woh Nongriat ke famous “living roots” bridges dekhne gaye, jahan unhone ek homestay mein raat guzari. Agle din, 23 May ko, subah 6 baje woh check-out karke sightseeing ke liye nikle. Lekin uske baad, dono gayab ho gaye. 24 May ko unka scooter Shillong-Sohra road pe ek café ke bahar abandoned mila. Phir 2 June ko, Raja ka body Weisawdong Falls ke paas ek gorge mein mila, sar pe sharp weapon ke nishaan aur jewellery missing. Sonam kahan thi? Yeh sawal sabke dimaag mein tha.
Operation Honeymoon: Police Ki Breakthrough
Meghalaya Police ne is case ko “Operation Honeymoon” naam diya aur 120 police officers ki team ke saath investigation shuru ki. Ek tourist guide, Albert Pde, ne ek bada clue diya – usne 23 May ko Raja aur Sonam ko teen aur mardon ke saath dekha tha, jo Hindi mein baat kar rahe the. Yeh local nahi the, aur yeh detail police ke liye game-changer bani. Ek bloodstained machete bhi mila, jo is area mein uncommon tha. Police ne call records check kiye aur pata chala ki Sonam ka contact ek hired killer se tha.
9 June ki raat, ek sensational twist aaya jab Sonam ne Uttar Pradesh ke Ghazipur mein Nandganj police station pe surrender kar diya. Woh ek dhaba pe mili, jahan usne dhaba owner se phone maanga aur apne bhai ko call kiya. Police ne uske alleged lover Raj Kushwaha aur teen contract killers – Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, aur Anand Kurmi – ko bhi arrest kiya. Sources ke mutabik, Sonam ne Raja ki hatya ke liye pehle 4 lakh, phir 20 lakh rupaye offer kiye the. Raj Kushwaha, jo Sonam ke bhai ke firm mein accountant tha, ne yeh sazish plan ki thi.
Love Triangle Ya Greed?
Police ke mutabik, yeh ek “love triangle” ka case hai. Sonam aur Raj Kushwaha ke affair ke baare mein khulasa hua, aur yeh bhi pata chala ki Sonam ne Raja se honeymoon ke liye 9 lakh rupaye liye the, sath hi valuable jewellery bhi thi. Raja ki mother, Uma Raghuvanshi, ne kaha ki Sonam ne return tickets bhi book nahi kiye the, jo shuru se hi suspicious tha. Uma ne yeh bhi kaha ki Sonam ka behaviour shadi se pehle normal tha, par shadi ke baad usne Raja ke saath zyada time spend nahi kiya. Kya Sonam ne shadi sirf paiso aur jewellery ke liye ki thi?
Sonam ke father, Devi Singh, ne apni beti ko innocent bataya aur CBI probe ki demand ki. Par police ke paas strong evidence hai – CCTV footage, call records, aur ek raincoat jo Sonam ke paas tha. Meghalaya ke CM Conrad Sangma ne police ki taareef ki aur kaha ki 7 din mein hi case solve ho gaya. Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh ne ise “clear case of love triangle” kaha.
Aage Kya?
Ab Sonam aur baaki accused ko Meghalaya le jaya ja raha hai, jahan crime scene recreate kiya jayega. Raja ke family ne CBI inquiry ki demand ki hai, aur unhone kaha ki Sonam ke saath aur bhi log involved ho sakte hain. Yeh case na sirf ek personal tragedy hai, balki ek warning bhi – ki pyar aur vishwas ke naam pe kaisa dhokha ho sakta hai. Kya Sonam sach mein victim hai, jaisa woh claim karti hai, ya phir yeh ek thandi sochi hui sazish thi? Aap kya sochte hain?
