Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a key breakthrough in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, jewellery belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi was recovered from a Ratlam flat connected to accused Shilom James.
Alongside the ornaments, a laptop, pen drive, and several documents were also seized. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said, “The SIT led by SI Anthony Khongsit and SI Karan Pachua, with the assistance of officers from Alkapuri Police Station, recovered jewellery of Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi from a flat belonging to Shilom James in Ratlam district.
A laptop, pen drive and some incriminating documents were also found and seized, which are of crucial evidentiary value.”
The flat, located in Mangalmurti Colony, belongs to Shilom’s father-in-law Manoj Gupta, a mutual fund advisor. The team was accompanied by two women believed to be Shilom’s wife and sister-in-law. The recovered items were found stashed inside a bag in the kitchen.
The team had arrived late Saturday night with Shilom James, who is currently in six-day police custody. This is the third visit by the Meghalaya SIT to Indore and surrounding areas. They conducted a search at his Mahalaxmi Nagar residence in Indore that same night, before proceeding to Ratlam the next morning.
Shilom James was arrested at Bhonrasa Toll Gate in Dewas district on June 21, allegedly while trying to flee. He, along with Balbir Ahirwar and Lokendra Singh Tomar, was brought to Shillong on June 26. All three have been booked for destruction of evidence in the ongoing probe into Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder.
SIT calls Vipin for jewellery identification
The SIT team called Raja’s brother, Vipin Raghuvanshi, to the Crime Branch police station late on Sunday night to identify Raja’s jewellery recovered from Ratlam. They also asked him to bring pictures from the couple’s marriage to help identify Sonam Raghuvanshi’s belongings.
