Meghalaya murder: One of the accused took people to victim Raja's funeral, eyewitness says; 'I recalled after seeing his photo in media'

NEW DELHI: One of the men arrested for his alleged involvement in the Meghalaya honeymoon murder case, later took some people to the funeral of the victim Raja Raghuvanshi, a man who was at the funeral said on Monday.The case took a sensational turn when Meghalaya Police arrested Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam along with her three alleged aides - Raj Singh Kushwaha (21), Akash Rajput (19), and Vishal Singh Chauhan (22)."When Raja's body arrived here (Indore), Sonam's family had arranged four -five vehicles for people to attend the funeral. Kushwaha was driving the four-wheeler in which I went, though we did not talk. Only after seeing his photograph in the media post his arrest, I recollected this episode," news agency PTI quoted Lakshman Singh Rathore as saying.Raghuvanshi was found dead in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on June 2, ten days after the newly-married couple went missing. Raja and Sonam, who got married on May 11 in Indore, were in the northeastern state for their honeymoon.The husband and wife disappeared on May 23, hours after they checked out of a homestay at Nongriat village, 20 km from where his body was found.According to East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem, Kushwaha is also from Indore.

The latter was arrested after Rajput and Chauhan, respectively.The three were allegedly hired by Sonam, who surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur.Outside Raja Raghuvanshi's house, locals burnt Sonam's photo and expressed anger over the murder. A huge poster with his photograph was put up seeking a CBI inquiry.