Guwahati, June 27 -- The two main accused in Raja Raghuvanshi's murder, Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi, have refused to make any confession before a magistrate in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Superintendent of Police (City) Herbert Kharkongor, who is leading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the case, confirmed that the accused refused to testify against themselves before the magistrate on Thursday.

The Meghalaya Police earlier claimed that all the accused have made confession to the murder.

Kharkongor informed that while the accused have a right to refuse to make statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), it would not impede the investigation.

"We have sent two of the five accused persons - Akash Ra...