India, June 20 -- A major breakthrough has emerged in the investigation into the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, with Meghalaya Police revealing that the mysterious contact "Sanjay Verma" saved on prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi's phone was actually her alleged lover and co-conspirator Raj Kushwaha.

According to East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem, Sonam had saved Kushwaha's number under a fictitious name to allegedly avoid suspicion.

"Sanjay Verma is just a fictitious name registered in Truecaller, and the real person holding that SIM number is actually Raj Kushwaha," PTI quoted SP Syiem.

Meanwhile, probe revealed that Sonam and Raj exchanged 234 phone calls in 39-days span (March 1 and April 8) ...