Meanwhile Raja’s family called for justice, his brother, Vipin Raghuvanshi, expressed doubts about the investigation, saying, “It’s a 1,500 km distance from Shillong to Ghaziabad… I have suspicions about Raj Kushwaha, whose name has come up. We need to confirm if it’s the same Raj Kushwaha who works as Sonam’s employer. Only when Sonam speaks will the truth come out. If she is involved, we accept whatever punishment the Madhya Pradesh government decides.”Raja’s mother, Uma Raghuvanshi, demanded the harshest penalty for those responsible. “If Sonam did this, she should be punished too. Sonam always behaved well with us — we still can’t believe she could have done this. We had no clue anything was wrong, even during phone calls. If she is guilty, I want the death sentence. But if she is innocent, I won’t blame her falsely. I treated her like my own daughteThe couple had got married on May 11 and had left for their honeymoon to Meghalaya on May 20. They had arrived at Mawlakhiat village on May 22 on a rented scooter.On May 24, their scooter was found abandoned near a café along the road from Shillong to Sohra, following which the search for the couple had begun.A special investigation team (SIT), headed by a Superintendent of Police and assisted by four Deputy Superintendents of Police, had been constituted to probe the case.(With inputs from Prasanta Majumdar, Namita Bajpai and PTI)
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