Guwahati, June 10 -- A prominent Shillong-based civil society group, the Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO), has strongly condemned the family of Sonam, an accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, demanding a public apology for allegedly defaming Meghalaya and attempting to tarnish its tourism-dependent image.

CoMSO chairman Roy Kupar Synrem asserted that Sonam's family engaged in "calculated efforts to politicise a personal tragedy, exploit the press, and generate anti-Meghalaya sentiments nationwide."

The demand comes after police arrested five individuals, including Sonam, in connection with Raghuvanshi's murder, which occurred while the couple was honeymooning in Sohra (Cherrapunjee) in the East Kh...