Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raja Raghuvanshi

Shillong: A Shillong court has granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon trip to Cherrapunjee’s Sohra on May 23, 2025, citing police’s failure to communicate to her the grounds of her arrest.Additional DC (Judicial) Dashalene R Kharbteng granted relief on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 along with a surety of the same amount. However, the court ordered Sonam Raghuvanshi to remain in Shillong and appear before it during hearings.Soon after the court order, the victim’s family announced plans to move a higher court seeking cancellation of the bail.Raja Raghuvanshi’s brother Vipin Raghuvanshi and mother, Uma Raghuvanshi, voiced anguish, alleging injustice.It was Sonam’s fourth appeal for bail.