The Meghalaya Police, on Monday, conducted a mental examination of Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, officials said.
A police official said that Sonam was taken to the Meghalaya Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (MIMHANS) for "mental assessment" as part of routine psychiatric examination.
As per the advice of the Medical Officer of Ganesh Das Hospital in Shillong, Sonam's "mental assessment" was conducted at the MIMHANS hospital and found her mental health to be "sound and good", the official added.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Meghalaya Police, which is investigating the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, likely took Sonam and other co-accused to Wei Sawdong car park on Tuesday for reconstruction of the crime scene.
The two SIT teams together with the Madhya Pradesh Police and Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Sonam (24) and four others -- Raj Singh Kushwaha, 21 (Sonam's alleged lover), Anand Singh Kurmi, 23, Akash Rajput, 19, and Vishal Singh Chauhan, 22.
Kushwaha had allegedly plotted the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi much before Sonam and Raja's marriage on 11 May.
The decomposed body of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi (28) was found in a gorge below the Wei Sawdong car park at Sohra-Cherrapunji areas in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on 2 June, eight days after the couple went 'missing' during their honeymoon tour in the popular tourist destination in the northeastern state.
After the recovery of Raja's body, Meghalaya Police formed the SIT and changed its course of investigation and arrested all five accused in the murder case.
All five accused, including Sonam, were presented at the District and Session Court in Shillong on 11 June.
The court sent all five accused to eight days' police custody.
The three SIT teams of Meghalaya Police separately questioned the five accused.
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Prime accused in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case assessed at MIMHANS; mental health found sound

Meghalaya Police Conduct Mental Test of Sonam

Prime accused in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case assessed at MIMHANS; mental health found sound

June 17, 2025 | 14:43 IST