<p>Guwahati: Meghalaya police on Tuesday recreated the crime scene at Wei Sawdong Falls near Sohra, a popular tourist site, where Indore-based <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/meghalaya/sonam-raj-accuse-each-other-of-being-mastermind-of-honeymoon-murder-meghalaya-police-3582959">Raja Raghuvanshi was killed</a> during his honeymoon on May 23.</p><p>"During the crime scene recreation today, we have got a more clear picture of how Raja was murdered. They showed us how two machetes were used to hit Raja thrice on his head before he was pushed into the gorge from the view point. One machete was recovered earlier and search is underway for the second one," East Khasi Hills SP, Vivek Syiem told reporters after the crime scene recreation exercise. </p><p>The accused, Raja's wife Sonam, her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha and his three friends, Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand Kurmi were taken to the crime scene as part of investigation into the crime. </p>.Meghalaya murder: Husband was killed while trying to confront robbers, claims Sonam Raghuvanshi .<p><strong>Sonam watched the murder:</strong></p><p>The SP said that Vishal first hit Raja followed by Anand and Akash while Sonam watched her husband being murdered. "When Raja was hit and blood came out, she moved away," he said. The crime scene recreation was done in the presence of forensic experts and other members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The SIT was formed after Raja's semi-decomposed body was recovered from a gorge on June 2, following his family's complaint. The five were arrested on June 8 and 9, from Indore and Uttar Pradesh. Police said Raj Kushwaha did not visit Meghalaya but was in touch with Sonam. </p>.I feel Sonam used 'tantra mantra' on my son: Father of Indore man murdered in Meghalaya.<p><strong>Motive beyond love triangle?</strong> </p><p>The SP said although the accused including the "prime accused" Sonam and Raj admitted to the crime, the SIT was also investigating to unearth if there was any other motive beside a love triangle behind the murder. </p><p>"The evidence and confessions of the accused so far proves a love triangle. But we have not stopped the investigation there and are probing beyond to unearth if there was any other motive," Syiem said. "We are looking into whether there was any monetary or property angle to it," he said.</p>
<p>Guwahati: Meghalaya police on Tuesday recreated the crime scene at Wei Sawdong Falls near Sohra, a popular tourist site, where Indore-based <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/meghalaya/sonam-raj-accuse-each-other-of-being-mastermind-of-honeymoon-murder-meghalaya-police-3582959">Raja Raghuvanshi was killed</a> during his honeymoon on May 23.</p><p>"During the crime scene recreation today, we have got a more clear picture of how Raja was murdered. They showed us how two machetes were used to hit Raja thrice on his head before he was pushed into the gorge from the view point. One machete was recovered earlier and search is underway for the second one," East Khasi Hills SP, Vivek Syiem told reporters after the crime scene recreation exercise. </p><p>The accused, Raja's wife Sonam, her boyfriend Raj Kushwaha and his three friends, Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan and Anand Kurmi were taken to the crime scene as part of investigation into the crime. </p>.Meghalaya murder: Husband was killed while trying to confront robbers, claims Sonam Raghuvanshi .<p><strong>Sonam watched the murder:</strong></p><p>The SP said that Vishal first hit Raja followed by Anand and Akash while Sonam watched her husband being murdered. "When Raja was hit and blood came out, she moved away," he said. The crime scene recreation was done in the presence of forensic experts and other members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The SIT was formed after Raja's semi-decomposed body was recovered from a gorge on June 2, following his family's complaint. The five were arrested on June 8 and 9, from Indore and Uttar Pradesh. Police said Raj Kushwaha did not visit Meghalaya but was in touch with Sonam. </p>.I feel Sonam used 'tantra mantra' on my son: Father of Indore man murdered in Meghalaya.<p><strong>Motive beyond love triangle?</strong> </p><p>The SP said although the accused including the "prime accused" Sonam and Raj admitted to the crime, the SIT was also investigating to unearth if there was any other motive beside a love triangle behind the murder. </p><p>"The evidence and confessions of the accused so far proves a love triangle. But we have not stopped the investigation there and are probing beyond to unearth if there was any other motive," Syiem said. "We are looking into whether there was any monetary or property angle to it," he said.</p>