India, June 17 -- The father of Raja Raghuvanshi, the Indore man who was murdered in Meghalaya during his honeymoon, claimed on Monday that the deceased's wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, used "tantra mantra" (black magic) on his son. Sonam, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha, and three of their accomplices have been arrested for Raja's murder.

Raja and Sonam went missing on May 23 in Meghalaya while on their honeymoon. His body was found on June 2. On June 9, Sonam, who had been missing, surfaced in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, the hometown of Kushwaha, claiming she had been kidnapped and brought to the city against her will. The police, however, didn't believe her story and arrested her, saying they had evidence against her.

"On Sonam's behest, Raja...