The murder was executed by Akash Singh Rajput, Vishal Singh Chouhan, and Anand Kurmi in the presence of Sonam at Arliang Riat Kunongrim, Umblai near Wei Sawdong.
A local court in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district has extended the judicial custody of three men accused of brutally murdering Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in May.
Raja's brother Vipin said on Friday that they have heard of Alpana's name, and she is the childhood friend of Sonam. He alleged that Alpana could be deeply involved with Sonam in hatching the conspiracy to murder Raja.
Raja Raghuvanshi, who was in Meghalaya for his honeymoon with his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi, was brutally killed in serene Weisawdong by three men in a chilling plot allegedly orchestrated by his spouse and her suspected lover and co-accused Raj Kushwaha.
“We want a narco test on Sonam, her parents, her brother Govind, and her sister-in-law," Raja's elder brother Vipin Raghuvanshi told some media persons in Indore.
The tehravi, a Hindu ritual, is usually performed on the 13th day of a person's death with prayers and feast.
Cabinet Minister Alexander Laloo Hek, addressing a press briefing, said the state cabinet had met to deliberate on the security implications of the recent crime, which involved tourists.
As per the reports, Sonam paid the hitmen using a bank account that was registered in the name of Jitendra Raghuvanshi.
Police believe Sonam conspired with her suspected lover Raj Kushwaha to kill her husband.
