Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav On Saturday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI inquiry into the matter of Indore couple, wherein Raja and his wife, Sonam went missing in Shillong, Meghalaya last month. Raja was later found dead and Sonam is still missing.
The chief minister posted on X, “Madhya Pradesh stands with the family of Sonam Raghuvanshi in this hour of crisis. I have discussed this matter with the Chief Minister of Meghalaya. Senior police officers of Madhya Pradesh are in constant touch with the officials of Meghalaya. I have requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI inquiry in this case. Every possible effort is being made for the safe return of Sonam Raghuvanshi.”
संकट की इस घड़ी में मध्यप्रदेश श्रीमती सोनम रघुवंशी के परिवार के साथ खड़ा है। मैंने इस संबंध में मेघालय के मुख्यमंत्री से चर्चा की है। मध्यप्रदेश के वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधिकारी मेघालय के अधिकारियों के साथ निरंतर संपर्क में हैं। इस प्रकरण में सीबीआई जाँच आदेशित करने हेतु मैंने माननीय…
— Dr Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) June 7, 2025
Raja’s family wrote a letter to PM
Earlier, the family of Raja Raghuvanshi, a newlywed from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore whose body was found in a gorge near Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter.
Raja Raghuvanshi had gone missing along with his wife, Sonam, during their honeymoon in the northeastern state. The couple were last seen on May 23. Later on June 2, Raja’s body was found in a gorge at Sohrarim near Cherrapunji in Meghalaya while Sonam is still missing, and the search operation to trace her continues.
‘CBI investigation should be done’
Speaking to ANI, Raja Raghuvanshi’ brother Vipul Raghuvanshi, said, “We have written a letter to the Prime Minister requesting a CBI inquiry and submitted it at the commissioner office. We want the PM and Chief Ministor both of them to extend support to us and the CBI investigation should be done into the matter. It could bring justice to Raja and make finding Sonam easier. The way the Meghalaya police is working on this case, they won’t bring justice to Raja.”
Meanwhile, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma expressed grief and called it a very unfortunate incident. He also stressed that all the necessary steps would be taken to arrest those behind the incident.
Couple tied the knot last month
The couple tied the knot last month on May 11 and left for a Shillong trip from Indore on May 20. The family had their last conversation with the couple on the afternoon of May 23 and their phone went switched off by the evening of the same day, according to the family member.
