Sonam Raghuvanshi on Wednesday confessed to being involved in her husband Raja Raghuvanshi’s killing
The admission by Sonam came during questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).Officials now plan to record her formal statement before a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC, sources said.
Meanwhile, the police were also preparing to videotape her confession, which could play a crucial role in the prosecution’s case going forward.
Sonam Raghuvanshi, along with other accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, were on Wednesday interrogated by the Meghalaya Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) at the Sadar Police Station in Shillong.
The five accused would later be presented before a court.Meanwhile, Sonam’s brother, Govind, said his lawyers would fight against Sonam.
He also apologised to Raja Raghuvanshi’s mother for their loss and said his family would stand with them to get Sonam punished.
“My lawyer will stand against Raj Kushwaha and Sonam,” her brother said.
“My whole family is nervous, we willl always be apologetic to Raja Raghuvanshi’s family,” he added.
Sonam Raghuvanshi was arrested for allegedly orchestrating the shocking murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. She was brought to Shillong under tight security late on Tuesday and is set to be produced in court on Wednesday.
Sonam, who surrendered before police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on June 7, was taken to Patna by road, then flown to Kolkata and onward to Guwahati.
From Guwahati airport, she was discreetly taken out through the cargo gate and transported to the Sadar police station in Shillong, where she spent the night after a mandatory medical examination at Ganesh Das Hospital.
