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Honeymoon murder case: Court remands Sonam, Raj to 2 days police custody, others to judicial custody

Shillong, June 19 (UNI) A lower court here in Meghalaya on Thursday remanded Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Singh Kushwaha, the prime accused in Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, to two additional days of police custody.
The three other co-accused -- Vishal Singh Chauhan, Akash Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi -- in the murder case have been sent to 14 days judicial custody.
"Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha were remanded to two days of police custody and the other three accused to 14 days judicial custody," prosecution counsel Tushar Chanda told reporters.
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