‘Left To Her Fate’: Family Cuts Ties With Sonam Raghuvanshi Post Bail In Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case

<p data-start="0" data-end="222">Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the high-profile Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, has been disowned by her family, her elder brother said on Thursday, days after a court in the north-eastern state granted her bail.</p> <p data-start="224" data-end="657">Transport businessman <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Raja Raghuvanshi</span></span> went missing on May 23, last year, during his honeymoon, and his mutilated body was discovered on 2 June in a deep gorge near a waterfall in the Sohra area of East Khasi Hills district in <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Meghalaya</span></span>. His wife <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Sonam Raghuvanshi</span></span>, along with several others including her alleged boyfriend, was arrested in connection with the case.</p> <p data-start="659" data-end="1079">Her elder brother, <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Govind Raghuvanshi</span></span>, an Indore-based businessman, said the family has not appointed any lawyer to represent her. &ldquo;I had no knowledge of Sonam&rsquo;s bail plea. I came to know about it through the media. I have not engaged any lawyer for her,&rdquo; he said, despite their father <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Devi Singh Raghuvanshi</span></span> reportedly being present in Shillong to complete formalities for her release.</p> <p data-start="1081" data-end="1312">Responding to this, Govind claimed his father had travelled to Shillong only on &ldquo;court orders&rdquo; and had since returned. &ldquo;We have left Sonam to her fate. Our family is clear that she will not be allowed to stay at our home,&rdquo; he said.</p> <p data-start="1314" data-end="1589">His remarks come amid escalating tensions between the two families. After Sonam was granted bail, Raja&rsquo;s elder brother, <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Vipin Raghuvanshi</span></span>, expressed fears for his safety, alleging threats from Sonam and her associates, and accusing her family of betrayal.</p> <p data-start="1591" data-end="1709">Govind said he was &ldquo;speechless&rdquo; over the allegations, adding that Raja&rsquo;s family was free to pursue any legal recourse.</p> <p data-start="1711" data-end="1967">Notably, after Sonam&rsquo;s arrest, Govind had visited Raja&rsquo;s residence on 11 June 2025 and expressed grief, even embracing the victim&rsquo;s mother. At the time, he had stated that the family had severed all ties with Sonam and would seek the death penalty for her.</p> <p data-start="1969" data-end="2093" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="">Sonam was arrested on 9 June 2025 from <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Ghazipur</span></span> on charges of conspiring to murder her husband.</p>

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