The Meghalaya honeymoon murder case dominated headlines as police revealed that Sonam Raghuvanshi orchestrated her husband Raja's killing through hired assassins. The case, which began as a missing tourist story, transformed into a premeditated murder conspiracy when Sonam was found at a dhaba in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur. Police confirmed she had an affair with Raj Kushwaha, a five-year-old younger employee at her father's plywood factory, and planned the murder just six days after her wedding. Autopsy results showed Raja suffered two sharp head wounds. By evening, Sonam received 72-hour transit remand and was transferred to Meghalaya police custody.
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