An audio recording obtained by News24 sheds new light on the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, revealing two new suspects. The recording captures an eyewitness’s phone conversation with Vipin Raghuvanshi, Raja’s brother. The eyewitness stated that, beyond Raj Kushwaha, two other individuals aided in transporting Sonam from Varanasi to Ghazipur. The eyewitness reported seeing Sonam calmly drinking mango juice at the Varanasi bus stand. She was accompanied by two boys approximately two hours before her surrender in Ghazipur. These two individuals allegedly helped Sonam board a bus from Varanasi to Gorakhpur around 11:30 pm. A resident of Saidpur in Ghazipur subsequently contacted Vipin Raghuvanshi to inform him about Sonam’s whereabouts. Earlier reports from Uttar Pradesh police confirmed the arrest of 24-year-old Sonam, who was found near a dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur main road. Following her apprehension, she received initial medical treatment at Sadar Hospital and was then transferred to Sakhi One Stop Centre, according to ADG Law and Order, Uttar Pradesh, Amitabh Yash. Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife, Sonam, residents of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, went missing during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. Raja’s body was later discovered in a gorge near Cherrapunji on June 2. They were married on May 11 and began their honeymoon on May 20. The couple was last seen on May 23, and their phones were switched off later that day.
