INDORE: Investigators in honeymoon murder case involving Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha, are now suspecting that Sonam may have been the actual mastermind behind the entire plot and Raj was just used to commit the crime.Senior police officials closely monitoring interrogation of all accused said that Sonam appears to have manipulated each one of them, luring Raj through promises of love and possibly enticing others with financial gains.Contrary to earlier speculations that Raj was the main conspirator, sources now suggest he might have been used as a pawn in a bigger plan. They suspect that Sonam was planning to elope with someone else and Raj, unaware of the larger game, ended up facilitating her escape.Senior police officials claimed that Raj made payments to cab driver who dropped Sonam in UP on June 6.Crime branch officials believe that Sonam had premeditated her hideout and had even arranged for a flat in Indore where she intended to stay for a few days after executing the plan. She selected the location, made necessary payments, and kept her stay under wraps. Interestingly, no one apart from Sonam seems to know where this flat is. Even other accused are believed to have been kept in the dark about it.Officials now suspect that Sonam remained in Indore for most of the time while police teams and her family searched for her, with her kin even staging protests against the Meghalaya government.When she realized that their plan was falling apart, she allegedly asked Raj to book her a cab and fled to Uttar Pradesh, where she was finally traced on June 8.Indore crime branch officials have confirmed that they currently do not have address of the flat where Sonam stayed during her disappearance. They, however, said that Meghalaya police plan to bring her back to Indore for evidence verification. “Meghalaya officials will bring the accused to Indore to collect evidence and Indore police will provide all logistical and technical help. It is expected that Sonam will be brought back,” said additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya..
