After nearly ten months in Jail, a significant turn has emerged in the high-profile murder case of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, with the prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi securing bail on Tuesday, even as the case continues to draw national attention for its alleged conspiracy and chilling sequence of events during a honeymoon trip to Meghalaya.
According to the police, “it is Sonam Raghuwanshi who got bail and not the other co-accused.”
According to the court, “The petitioner is hereby directed to be released on bail on the following conditions: (i) That she shall not abscond or tamper with the evidence or witnesses; (ii) That she shall attend court on every date fixed; (iii) That she shall not leave the jurisdiction of this court, except with due permission; and (iv) That she shall execute a personal bond of Rs 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand) only with two surety of like amount to the satisfaction of this court. Application is allowed and disposed off.”
The development comes months after investigators filed a voluminous 790-page chargesheet before the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Sohra Sub-Division Court, naming five accused in connection with the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed during his honeymoon trip to Sohra in May this year. Those chargesheeted include Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged partner Raj Kushwaha, and three alleged contract killers — Vishal Singh Chauhan, Akash Rajput, and Anand Kurmi — all accused of being part of a conspiracy to eliminate Raghuvanshi.
The case dates back to May 21, 2025, when Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam arrived in Shillong before proceeding to Sohra. The couple was reported missing on May 26, triggering a large-scale search operation across the region. Days later, on June 2, Raja’s body was recovered from a deep gorge at Arliang Riat Kunongrim, Umblai, near Wei Sawdong Falls, in a discovery that intensified the investigation and eventually led to multiple arrests.
