Meghalaya Honeymoon Murder Case: How did Sonam Raghuvanshi’s father, who ran flour mill, become millionaire? Opened multiple bank accounts in name of…, used to live in…

Honeymoon murder case of Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya is becoming more twisted day by day. Now a murder case is slowing turning its way into the hawala and money laundering case. Raja’s wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi and her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha are the main accused. They have been arrested along with three other accuses. However, what’s more intriguing is that how Sonam’s father Devi Singh Raghuvanshi, who once used to run a flour mill business turned into a crorepati?

Sonam’s father Devi Singh Raghuvanshi is originally from Uttar Pradesh. He came to Indore’s Govind Nagar and started working with a flour mill business. Later, he started his plywood business. Initially, his business faced setbacks and lot of difficulties. He also sell his ancestral property. However Devi Singh rebuilt the plywood company, with Rs 35 lakh, which is today known as “Balaji Plywood” in Indore’s Mangal City. There were efforts to expand his business in other states like Gujarat and Maharashtra. His son Govind Raghuvanshi was given responsibility of Gujarat. Sonam also worked in his father’s business. As per locals, from a small house, the family built a lavish house before Sonam’s wedding, which was worth lakhs. The family has recently rented a big warehouse of 4000 square feet in Indore. Moreover, they revealed that their annual turnover was in crores. 

Allegations of Money Laundering and hawala racket

Reports indicate that there were several bank accounts in the name of Sonam’s relatives, through which transactions in lakhs were made. Sonam and his family opened bank accounts in the name of her illiterate relatives. As per investigation, Sonam had made transactions worth lakhs, from four accounts in the name of her cousin Jitendra Raghuvanshi. She also opened a bank account in the name of Raj Kushwaha’s mother, alleged to be used for hawala transactions. As per Raja raghuvanshi’s family, Sonam’s family has been indulged in the hawala racket and have lot of black money.

Raja Raghuvanshi Murder case key details

1. Indore Businessman Raja Raghuvanshi was on a honeymoon trip to Meghalaya, when both were reported lost. However, Raja Raghuvanshi’s body was found days later. The investigation revealed that he was killed in East Khasi Hills on 23 May. Meghlalaya Police arrested his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Days later, it was revealed that Sonam Raghuvanshi was in contact with Raj Kushwaha, who worked in her father’s factory. He was alleged of being the lover of Sonam, and was the mastermind behind the murder. He, along with Sonam and three others were arrested by the police. These three accuse are Vishal Chauhan, followed by Akash Rajput, and Anand Kurmi.
3. New videos an CCTV footage of the couple in Meghalaya are surfacing on social media. During investigation, police have recreated the crime scene. As per reports Raja Kushwaha was attacked by the men hired by Raj, and was thrown into a gorge, where his body was found. Sonam did not get involved in murdering raja, but destoyed his phone.
4. Another name Jitendra Yadav emerged during investigation. As per reports, Sonam allegedly used a UPI account, named Jitendra Yadav, to make initial payments to the contract killers to murder her husband Raja Raghuvanshi. Jitendra Yadav was her cousin, but her brother denies Jitendra Yadav’s involvement in the case. Moreover, a new name Sanjay Verma also emerged, which soon turned out that Raj Kushwaha was calling Sonam Raghuvanshi hiding behind this name.
5. A Meghalaya police team also visited the homes of both Sonam and Raj Kushwaha in Indore this week, questioning relatives and staff at the family business. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is investigating this love triangle, with other angles too, including financial motives.