Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case: Shillong Court Denies Bail to Prime Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi

A court in Shillong has denied bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya in May 2025.

Raja, an Indore-based businessman, was allegedly killed in a premeditated manner. The prosecution claims that the crime was planned by Sonam along with her alleged lover, Raj Singh Kushwaha.

The State police have filed a chargesheet running over 700 pages detailing the alleged conspiracy and sequence of events.

Rejecting the bail plea, the court cited the gravity of the allegations and the stage of the proceedings, holding that the case was not fit for grant of bail at this stage.

[State of Meghalaya v. Sonam Raghuvanshi]