SHILONG: A Meghalaya sessions court framed charges Wednesday against five suspects in the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, whose killing during a honeymoon trip to Cherrapunjee in May drew national attention – a marriage barely weeks old ending in death in the northeastern state.The accused – Raja’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha, and his friends Vishal Chauhan, Akash Rajput, and Anand Kurmi – appeared in court with their lawyers and denied all allegations. The court framed charges under sections 103(1) (murder), 238(a) (disappearance of evidence), and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of BNS.According to the police chargesheet, Sonam and Kushwaha allegedly conspired to kill Raja and the murder was carried out by Rajput, Chauhan, and Kurmi.Sources said a second chargesheet is expected soon against three additional suspects accused of providing logistics support to the group.
