Second weapon found near site of Meghalaya murder, say police
Guwahati, June 18 -- Meghalaya Police on Tuesday recovered the second machete allegedly used in the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi after the reconstruction of the crime scene was carried out with four accused in Sohra district, officials aware of the matter said.
The machete, which has a steel handle, was recovered from the gorge near Weisawdong Falls where Raja's body was found on June 2, police said. The weapon was found after the reconstruction of the crime scene was conducted with Raja's wife Sonam and the three men hired to kill him -- Akash Thakur, Anand Kurmi and Vishal Chauhan, they added.
"The whole reconstruction of the murder was played out today. We have got a very clear picture, we have recorded videography and had independent witnesses to cover the event. The reconstruction was very successful," East Khasi Hills superintendent (SP) Vivek Syiem said. "This reconstruction was based on the interrogations over the last few days. During the interrogations, they (the accused) admitted to the offence and we just had to replay how they had done it."
The development comes days after Raja's (29) body was found in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls on June 2 after he and his wife Sonam (24) went missing during their honeymoon in Sohra on May 23. A search continued for Sonam, who emerged in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, in the early hours of June 9 and surrendered. Later, Sonam's alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha and three contract killers were ar
Syiem said that the victim sustained three blows -- the first by Chauhan, then Kurmi and the last by Thakur....
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