A local court in Shillong on Thursday remanded Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi—three of the five prime accused in the sensational murder of Raja Raghuvanshi—to an additional 14 days of judicial custody. The trio appeared before the court through video conferencing.
Public Prosecutor T. Chanda informed that the proceedings were conducted virtually.
“Today the production of Anand, Akash and Vishal taken place through video conferencing, so they were further remanded for 14 days Judicial custody,” Advocate Chanda told Media adding, “Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kuswaha will be produced before the court tomorrow and the production will be done through VC.”
The three men, along with Raja’s wife Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged partner Raj Kushwaha, have been accused of orchestrating and executing the murder.
Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed on May 23 while on his honeymoon in Meghalaya. His decomposed body was found nearly 10 days later, on June 2, dumped in a deep gorge near the scenic Weisawdong Falls—sending shockwaves across the country.
