Indore, June 4: The body of a 29-year-old businessman, who was found murdered days after he went missing with his wife in Meghalaya during their honeymoon trip, reached his hometown Indore on Wednesday evening.
Amid the cremation of the body, his family reiterated their demand for a CBI probe and threatened to launch a protest if it was not met. The Meghalaya police have registered a murder case and formed a special investigation team (SIT).
When the body reached his Indore home, the bereaved family was inconsolable. They have also hung a banner outside their Sahakar Nagar home demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
“Raja’s soul calls out to the central government and the state government – I am not dead, I have been killed. CBI should conduct the inquiry,” reads the banner, also featuring wedding photos of the couple.
Those who participated in Raja’s funeral procession also shouted slogans demanding a CBI inquiry.
Raja’s elder brother Sachin Raghuvanshi told PTI, “We want a CBI inquiry as soon as possible into my brother’s murder and daughter-in-law Sonam’s disappearance. Otherwise, we will have to stage a sit-in protest.”
He suspects his brother and his wife were kidnapped in Meghalaya with the intention of looting.
Sachin said, “Along with my brother’s wallet, the gold chain and ring he was wearing when he went to Meghalaya for his honeymoon are also missing.”
Raja’s family is involved in the transport business in Indore. He married Sonam on May 11 in the city, and the couple left for Meghalaya on May 20 for their honeymoon. (PTI)
