Indore, June 9 -- In a major update in the Indore couple case, the father of Sonam Raghuvanshi, Devi Singh has claimed that his daughter is innocent and accused the Meghalaya police and government of "formulating" stories and "lying" from the beginning.

Speaking to reporters, Singh made several claims. He stated that his daughter, Sonam, came to a dhaba in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur and then called her brother, following which the police officials went to the dhaba and took her to the hospital.

"My daughter is innocent. I have trust in my daughter. She cannot do this (kill her husband)... They got married with the consent of both families. The state (Meghalaya) Government has been lying from the beginning. My daughter came to a dhaba in G...