Sonam Raghuvanshi referred to as ‘Sanjay Verma’ greater than 200 occasions in 3 weeks: Who’s he?

Because the investigation into the homicide of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi throughout his honeymoon in Meghalaya continues, police have uncovered a brand new lead involving a person saved in Sonam Raghuvanshi’s telephone as “Sanjay Verma.”

Sources say Sonam was in frequent contact with this quantity, which seems on Truecaller as “Sanjay Verma.” Within the three weeks main as much as Raja’s dying, she revamped 200 calls to the quantity.

The excessive quantity and period of those calls raised pink flags. Investigators started trying into who was actually behind the quantity, and now, they consider they’ve cracked the thriller.

So, who precisely is Sanjay Verma? Why was Sonam in such common contact with him? Right here’s what we all know to date.

Who’s Sanjay Verma?

Because the investigation progressed, police uncovered that Sonam Raghuvanshi had been in fixed contact with a contact saved on her telephone as “Sanjay Verma” within the weeks main as much as her marriage with Raja Raghuvanshi.

Surprisingly, the communication didn’t cease after the marriage. In accordance with East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem, the calls continued effectively into the early days of her married life, he instructed PTI.

Name data accessed through the probe confirmed that between March 1 and April 8, Sonam and the person listed as “Sanjay” had spoken 234 occasions over 39 days. Many of those conversations stretched between 30 to 60 minutes, indicating a detailed and ongoing connection.

As soon as the sample was established, police started looking for Verma in Indore. Nonetheless, the quantity in query had since been switched off, making it troublesome to hint.

Officers then turned to Sonam’s household for leads, however even her brother Govind claimed he had by no means heard of anybody by that title.

Talking to reporters, Govind stated, “I don’t know something about Sanjay Verma. I had come to point out you all of the locations the place Raj used to work. Nothing has been seized from right here. I’ve additionally realized immediately that Sanjay’s title can also be developing on this.”

#WATCH Raja Raghuvanshi homicide case | Indore (Madhya Pradesh) | Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi’s brother, Govind says, “…I do not know something about Sanjay Verma..I had come to point out all of the locations the place Raj used to work…nothing has been seized from right here, I do not know something… pic.twitter.com/pAgI0KeVqN

— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2025

The case took one other flip when police seen that the quantity listed as Sanjay Verma was final seen lively on WhatsApp on June 8—the very day Sonam surrendered in Ghazipur, and all different accused had been taken into custody.

Ultimately, police found that “Sanjay Verma” was a faux title. The person behind the quantity was really Raj Kushwaha, Sonam’s lover.

In accordance with a report by NDTV, Sonam had saved his quantity underneath a false id, possible in an try to keep away from suspicion.

Earlier, police had revealed that Sonam went forward together with her marriage to Raja regardless of being in a relationship with Raj, the 20-year-old accountant employed at her household’s plywood enterprise.

What have investigations revealed to date

The investigation into the homicide of Raja Raghuvanshi has gained tempo. On Tuesday, police revisited the crime scene with the accused to recreate the sequence of occasions.

Throughout the crime scene reconstruction, all 5 accused had been delivered to a number of places in Sohra and Nongriat villages to retrace their steps.

In the meantime, the workforce additionally questioned Raja’s brothers at his house in Indore. Studies counsel the Shillong SIT workforce could query Sonam once more, this time at her house.

Again in Shillong, the native workforce continues to query the accused. All the main points gathered are being cross-verified with inputs from Indore.

Additional, the SIT in Indore would decide whether or not a monetary motive was additionally at play, past the suspected love triangle.

“Our workforce is in Indore and are questioning just a few folks to seek out out if any individual has to achieve from Raja’s dying,” SP Vivek Syiem instructed PTI.

Raja and Sonam bought married on Could 11 in Indore. The couple left for his or her honeymoon on Could 20, reaching Meghalaya. However by Could 23, they had been reported lacking close to Sohra, about 65 km from Shillong.

His decomposed physique was recovered on June 2 from a deep gorge close to Wei Sawdong Falls. He was allegedly hacked to dying with a conventional machete—recognized domestically as a “dao”.

After a days-long seek for Sonam, she was positioned in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur and surrendered on June 8 at Nandganj police station.

This got here simply hours after the three alleged hitmen—Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi—had been arrested from totally different cities throughout Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Raj Kushwaha was arrested shortly after.

On June 11, police officers stated that Sonam had confessed to her function in Raja’s homicide throughout interrogation.

Following the stunning revelations, her brother, Govind, stated that the household has fully severed ties together with her.

He expressed his assist for Raja’s grieving household, calling the incident devastating and vowing to face with them of their pursuit of justice in a case that grabbed nationwide headlines.

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