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Time of India
02-07-2025
- Time of India
Honeymoon murder: Three arrested for destroying evidence sent on judicial remand
Indore: The three accused arrested in Raja Raghuvanshi murder case for tampering with and destroying evidence were produced before the court and sent on judicial remand on Wednesday. "Shilom James, Lokendra Singh Tomar, and Balvinder Ahirwar were produced before the court after their police custody period ended. We prayed for 14 days of judicial custody. The court granted 14 days of judicial custody for Shilom James and seven days of judicial remand for Lokendra and Balvinder. Sudeep Rana from the legal aid represented the accused," said Advocate T Chanda. Shilom James was arrested on way to Bhopal, Lokendra was arrested from Gwalior, and Balvinder was arrested from Ashok Nagar in Madhya Pradesh last week. All three were flown to Shillong on Thursday last. They were produced before the court and taken on police remand for six days, which ended on Wednesday. The arrests had happened days after the alleged mastermind of the case Sonam and her partner Raj were sent to judicial custody, as investigators continued to trace those who may have helped conceal the crime. Lokendra Singh, owner of the flat in Indore where Sonam is believed to have stayed after committing her husband's murder in Shillong, Shilom James, a local property dealer who leased the entire building, and Balvinder Ahirwar, a security guard, are suspected to have been actively involved in tampering with evidence. The police said that based on inputs received during James's interrogation, Special Investigation Team (SIT) recovered a country-made pistol, two magazines, and live .32 calibre ammunition from a stream in Indore. A burnt laptop bag—believed to have belonged to Raj—was also found. Rs 50,000 in cash, suspected to be taken from Raj's laptop bag, was seized from James's car. Three days ago, SIT returned to Indore with James and took him to Ratlam, from where missing jewellery of Sonam and Raja was recovered from a house owned by James's father-in-law. A laptop, pen drive, and some incriminating papers were also found and seized, said police.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Time of India
Co-accused in Raghuvanshi murder case remanded in judicial custody
Shillong: A local court here remanded the three co-accused in the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in judicial custody after their police custody ended on Wednesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The trio were charged with concealment and destruction of evidence, crucial to the case. While Shilom James was remanded in 14 days' judicial custody, Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar, alias Balia, were remanded in seven days of judicial custody. "The accused Shilom James, Balia and Lokendro were produced in the honourable court today after their police custody was over. IO (investigating officer) had prayed for 14 days' judicial custody. From the prosecution side I appeared and from the legal aid Sudip Rana appeared. After hearing at length, court remanded Shilom James in 14 days' judicial custody and other two accused, Lokendra and Balia for seven days' judicial custody," assistant public prosecutor Tushar Chanda said. On June 26, the three co-accused, who were arrested in Madhya Pradesh and brought to Shillong by the special investigation team of Meghalaya Police, were remanded in six days' police custody. Property dealer Shilom James, who had rented a flat to one of the main accused, Vishal Singh Chauhan at Indore, was arrested for destruction and concealment of evidence, including a pistol, ammunition, and cash, from a bag belonging to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja at Sohra on May 23. Acting on leads provided by James, the SIT recovered a country-made pistol with two magazines and two .32 ammunition from a stream in Indore and had also seized Rs 50,000 in cash from James's car. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now James had admitted that the cash was taken from a laptop bag of Raj Kushwaha, Sonam's 'lover', police said. Owner of a flat in Indore, Lokendra Singh Tomar, who had gone into hiding was traced and arrested in Gwalior. Sonam had reportedly stayed in that flat from May 26 to June 8 after fleeing Meghalaya post her husband's murder. She later surfaced in Uttar Pradesh and surrendered before the police, following which she was brought to Shillong, where she is currently under judicial custody.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Time of India
Raghuvanshi murder: Property dealer flown back to Shillong
Indore: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Shillong Police flew property dealer Shilom James back to Meghalaya on Monday. This occurred a day after a search operation at his father-in-law's residence in Ratlam yielded significant evidence, including jewellery belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi, a laptop, a pen drive, and incriminating documents. "The four-member SIT from Shillong police took a flight to Guwahati on Monday to transport Shilom James back to Meghalaya," confirmed Indore Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya. He added that Indore police previously assisted Shillong police in searches, taking statements, and recovering a country-made pistol, two magazines, and ammunition from a nullah behind Industry House in the Old Palasia area about six days prior. At that time, the jewellery, cash, and laptop remained missing. On Sunday, the SIT, led by sub-inspector Anthony Khongsit and Sub-Inspector Karan Pachua, with assistance from officers of the Industrial Area police station in Ratlam, successfully recovered the jewellery belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi from James's father-in-law. In addition to the jewellery, a laptop, a pen drive, and some incriminating papers were seized from the residence. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The team also confiscated a bag suspected to contain the laptop and other items. The SIT officials, accompanied by Shilom James – who is accused of destroying evidence from the flat where Sonam Raghuvanshi stayed after her husband Raja's murder – arrived in Indore on Saturday night. On Sunday afternoon, they searched the locked house owned by Manoj Gupta, a mutual fund agent and James's father-in-law, which reportedly was locked for the past 10 to 15 days. After the search, the team took James along to Indore, leaving behind his wife and sister-in-law, whom they brought from Indore. The SIT has taken three accused into custody in connection with the case, including the building owner Lokendra Singh Tomar, property dealer Shilom James, and security guard Balveer Ahirwar. All three were transported from Indore to Shillong on Thursday, after securing a six-day remand from the Shillong court. James was subsequently brought back to Indore as part of ongoing investigations and for further evidence recovery before being flown back to Meghalaya on Monday.
India Today
25-06-2025
- India Today
Meghalaya murder case: Police recovers country-made pistol from drain in Indore
Police have recovered a country-made pistol from a drain in Indore after interrogating property broker Shilom James and flat owner Lokendra Singh Tomar in the Raja Raghuwanshi murder case. Sonam and the other accused in the case had confessed during interrogation that they had also brought a pistol as an alternative plan to kill Raja. Meghalaya police is presently looking for more evidence in the case in Indore. advertisementTomar is the owner of the flat where Sonam stayed before she surfaced in Ghazipur. Earlier, Indore police arrested a property dealer, Shilom James in the honeymoon murder case for tampering with evidence. According to police, Shilom allegedly disposed of a black bag belonging to the main murder accused, Sonam Raghuvanshi. The bag contained Rs 5 lakh in cash, her jewellery, a country-made pistol and her clothes - all items were linked to the probe. During the course of the investigation, one of the arrested accused -- Vishal alias Vicky Chauhan, a hitman allegedly hired by Sonam to kill her husband Raja Raghuvanshi -- revealed that he had booked an online auto from his Indore residence to Sonam's hideout in the same city with a black bag containing her clothes, jewellery, Rs 5 lakh in cash, and a pistol. Subsequently, the police raided the flat in Heerabag. But, the bag was still checking nearby CCTV footage, the police identified James carrying a black bag from the flat and putting it inside a car. - EndsMust Watch
New Indian Express
22-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Meghalaya honeymoon murder case: Two more arrested in MP for destroying crucial evidence
BHOPAL: Two more arrests have been made in Madhya Pradesh in connection with the murder of Indore-based transporter Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed on May 23 during a honeymoon trip to Meghalaya. The Meghalaya Police, with assistance from local authorities, have arrested Indore-based building contractor Shilom James and private security guard Balveer Ahirwar from Indore and Ashok Nagar districts respectively. The duo has been accused of destroying a black trolley bag left behind by the prime conspirator, Sonam Raghuvanshi Raja's widow, at a rented flat in Indore. The bag reportedly contained crucial evidence related to the murder. James was apprehended on Saturday night while attempting to flee to Bhopal, whereas Ahirwar was arrested on Sunday morning from his native village in the Shadora area of Ashok Nagar district. Both men will be produced before a local court in Indore and taken on transit remand to Meghalaya for further investigation. With these arrests, the total number of accused apprehended in the case has risen to seven. Among them are the deceased's wife Sonam Raghuvanshi, her employee and alleged lover Raj Kushwah, and three hired killers who carried out the murder at Sonam and Raj's behest in Sohra (Cherrapunjee), Meghalaya.
