India, Nov. 11 -- The trial in the sensational murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, killed during his honeymoon in Meghalaya earlier this year, started on Tuesday in the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Shillong, with the examination of his brother, Vipin Raghuvanshi, the formal complainant in the case.

Five people - Raja's widow Sonam Raghuvanshi; her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha; and three alleged hitmen, Vishal Singh Chauhan, Aakash Singh Rajput, and Anand Kurmi - were arrested in the case and have pleaded not guilty to the murder charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Special Public Prosecutor KC Gautam told reporters that the police case was solidly constructed.

"The trial has commenced with the fram...