Patna (Bihar) [India], June 10 (HBTV): The Meghalaya Police on Tuesday obtained a three-day transit remand of Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi.

Earlier in the day, Sonam was brought to the Phulwari Sharif police station in Bihar's Patna. According to Meghalaya Police, she is the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi. She is now being taken to Shillong on transit remand.

On Monday, the Meghalaya Police had secured transit remand for three other accused in the case. Authorities are also seeking transit remand for Raja’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, believed to be the main conspirator behind the murder.

Raja Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed during a honeymoon trip in Meghalaya by contract killers reportedly hired by his wife. A senior Uttar Pradesh police official stated that Sonam was found near a dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur main road. She was later held at the Sakhi One Stop Centre in Ghazipur and underwent a medical examination at the District Hospital after the arrival of Meghalaya Police.

The three other accused – Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Raj Singh Kushwaha – will also be taken to Shillong for further investigation. Additional DCP (Crime) Rajesh Dandotiya stated: ‘They were presented before the CJM Judge, and Shillong Police got a seven-day transit remand. The fourth accused, Anand, is being brought to Indore from Sagar, Bina (Madhya Pradesh), and will be produced in court on Tuesday. All four will be taken to Shillong by Shillong Police.’

According to an official release, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong confirmed the arrest of four individuals in connection with the case. Addressing the media on June 9, shortly after Sonam surrendered to the police, Tynsong stated that authorities are still searching for one remaining suspect. He confirmed that Sonam had voluntarily turned herself in and that all arrested individuals would be brought to Shillong for further investigation.

The Meghalaya Police said Sonam and Raj are the prime accused in the case. According to Herbert Pyniaid Kharkongor, Chief of the Meghalaya Special Investigation Team (SIT), the post-mortem report confirmed that Raja Raghuvanshi sustained two head injuries.

Raja and Sonam, both residents of Indore in Madhya Pradesh, had gone missing during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. Raja's body was later recovered in the state.

(ANI)