Family seeks answers, pray for Sonam’s safety; MP CM condoles Raja’s death

INDORE, June 2: The recovery of the body of Raja Raghuvanshi in a highly decomposed state on Monday has come as devastating news for the Indore-based couple’s family who are now praying that Sonam is found safe and sound. Efforts to locate her continue.
The circumstances surrounding Raja’s death remain unclear, and it is yet to be determined how he ended up in the gorge.
While authorities in Meghalaya remain committed to uncovering the truth behind this tragic incident, the couple’s family awaits answers.
Raja and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23 in Sohra after going there for their honeymoon.
“We have received information that Meghalaya police recovered a body which was identified as that of Raja Raghuvanshi by his brother Vipin Raghuvanshi. The details of the death will be had after we get the post mortem report. The police there have not got any clue so far of Sonam Raghuvanshi,” Indore Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Prevention Branch) Rajesh Kumar Tripathi said.
MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a post on X, expressed grief.
“The news of the disappearance and finding of the body of Indore resident Raja Raghuvanshi, who had gone to visit Meghalaya after marriage, is very sad. The search for his wife Sonam is on,” he said.
Yadav’s cabinet colleague Kailash Vijayvargiya said the search operation had encountered heavy rains.
“It was raining heavily during the search operation for the Raghuvanshi couple in Meghalaya. We are very sad that we could not save Raja Raghuvanshi, but the search for his wife is on. We pray to God for her safety,” he said.
Raja Raghuvanshi family runs a transport business, with kin saying the couple got married here on May 11 and left for Meghalaya on May 20.
Madhya Pradesh MPs Shankar Lalwani and Sumer Singh Solanki had earlier reviewed the rescue operations with Meghalaya DGP Idashisha Nongrang and Chief Secretary DP Wahlang, officials said.
Earlier, the deceased’s brother Sachin Raghuvanshi had claimed the couple may have been kidnapped and had urged the use of the army to trace them.
He had told reporters here that local hotel staff guides and those renting out two-wheelers in the Northeastern state may be involved in the disappearance. (Agencies)