Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): Following Meghalaya Police's statement that the wife of late Raja Raghuvanshi, Sonam, has surrendered, Raja's brother, Vipul Raghuvanshi, on Monday said that they will not agree that Sonam is accused until and unless she confesses to her crime.

However, he also said that if Sonam is involved in the case, then she should be punished.

Vipul also demanded a CBI probe in the matter, saying that Shillong (Meghalaya) hadn't responded to their calls nor shared any details of the case.

Speaking to reporters, Vipul Raghuvanshi, brother of Raja Raghuvanshi, said, 'I spoke to Govind around 2 AM. He informed me that Sonam was found in Uttar Pradesh. After we contacted UP Police, Sonam was taken by the police. She did not surrender. We will not agree that Sonam is the accused until and unless she confesses to this. Both Raja and Sonam were happy in their marriage. I never saw the two fighting. Police have not even handed over the post-mortem report of my brother.'

'Meghalaya CM keeps saying that the police are working 24*7 in this case, but we kept calling the SP, and he never picked up our phone. We have no idea how Sonam reached Ghazipur. We want the Madhya Pradesh Police and the CBI to investigate this case. Shillong Police did not share details with us. I just want to say that if Sonam is involved in this case, she should be punished...' he added.

Meanwhile, the father of Sonam Raghuvanshi, Devi Singh, has claimed that his daughter is innocent and accused the Meghalaya police and government of 'formulating' stories and 'lying' from the beginning.

Speaking to reporters, Singh made several claims. He stated that his daughter, Sonam, came to a dhaba in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur and then called her brother, following which the police officials went to the dhaba and took her to the hospital.

'My daughter is innocent. I have trust in my daughter. She cannot do this (kill her husband)... They got married with the consent of both families. The state (Meghalaya) Government has been lying from the beginning. My daughter came to a dhaba in Ghazipur last night and she called her brother... Police went to the dhaba, and she was taken from there. I have not been able to speak to my daughter. Why will my daughter do such a thing (kill her husband)?' he said.

Sonam Raghuvanshi, the wife of late Raja Raghuvanshi, was found near a dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur main road, according to the Uttar Pradesh Police.

Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife, Sonam, both residents of Madhya Pradesh's Indore, had gone missing during their honeymoon in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Raja Raghuvanshi's body was later recovered in Meghalaya on June 2.

Meanwhile, three assailants from Madhya Pradesh have also been caught in connection with the killing of Raja Raghuvanshi.

This announcement was made by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. He further said that the police's operation is still underway to catch one more assailant.

In a social media post on X, Chief Minister Sangma wrote, 'Within 7 days, a breakthrough has been achieved by the #meghalayapolice in the Raja murder case ... 3 assailants who are from Madhya Pradesh have been arrested, a female has also surrendered and operation still on to catch 1 more assailant... '

Meghalaya DGP told ANI that 3 men were arrested, while the woman who had surrendered was identified as Sonam, the wife of late Raja Raghuvanshi. (ANI)