Guwahati: A local court in Shillong has rejected the bail plea of Raj Kushwaha on Friday on technical grounds in the ongoing Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, marking a different development in the proceedings .
This decision comes just days after co-accused Sonam Raghuvanshi, the wife of the deceased, was granted bail by the same court due to procedural lapses in her arrest on April 28.
Raja Raghuvanshi, a transport businessman from Indore, went missing on May 23 last year while on his honeymoon in Meghalaya. His mutilated body was later discovered on June 2 near a waterfall in Sohra in East Khasi Hills district.
After the body was recovered, Sonam and several others, including her alleged boyfriend, were arrested in connection with the case.
Sonam, who had been in Shillong jail for several months, was granted bail after the fourth hearing. The development was also confirmed by the victim’s brother, Vipin Raghuvanshi.
With Kushwaha’s bail plea now dismissed, the case continues to see different legal outcomes for the accused, while the investigation and court proceedings are still ongoing.