Meghalaya couple: Meghalaya Police blew the lid off

Meghalaya Police blew the lid off the missing couple mystery on Monday, with Meghalaya DGP I Nongrang saying Raghuvanshi was allegedly killed by men hired by his wife during their honeymoon in Meghalaya . In this explainer, we look at what happened to the couple , how the husband was murdered and later found, where the wife is, and everything we know about the case so far. Let’s break it down: Husband murdered, wife missing: The shocking case in Meghalaya The couple , originally from Indore in Madhya Pradesh, reached Mawlakhiat village on May 22, travelling on a rented scooter. They left the vehicle and walked down nearly 3,000 steps to Nongriat village to see the well-known ‘Living Root ... An Indore couple went missing on May 23 after leaving a homestay in Shillong, which led to a massive search operation. Now, Raja Raghuvanshi’s ‘missing’ wife, Sonam, has surrendered and been arrested in connection with her husband’s alleged murder in Meghalaya . Police said she allegedly planned the killing by hiring contract killers and had an affair A senior police official from Meghalaya told India Today TV that it was a cold-blooded murder, adding that the trip had been planned to kill Raja. The cop also said that, after a preliminary probe, an extramarital affair appears to be the primary motive.