'Cried for an hour after funeral': Raj Kushwaha's family claims he's innocent in Meghalaya murder case

INDORE: "No, not our boy..." That's the only refrain echoing through a cramped 200sqft room in Indore, where Raj Kushwaha's family has locked themselves away since the 21-year-old was arrested for allegedly conspiring with Sonam Raghuvanshi to murder her husband Raja on their honeymoon in Meghalaya.Raj's youngest sister, 15, faints at every police siren. None of the neighbours talk to them anymore. Raj, who worked in billing for Sonam's family business, is accused of being her lover and enlisting three childhood friends to kill Raja. Police alleged he comforted both families after Raja's body was found at the bottom of a gorge in Meghalaya.He was at Raja's funeral, holding up Sonam's father. "He cried for an hour after coming from the funeral," said his mother Chunni Bai, 52.

"He said he'd have died if he had seen Raja's body."Last Sunday, hours after Raja's cremation, Raj changed clothes and left. Told his family he was at co-accused Vishal's house. Then, silence. Phone switched off. Police picked him up from Vishal's home later that day.Sonam and Raja reached Meghalaya on May 20 and disappeared on May 23. Sonam surfaced at a dhaba in UP on Monday and was arrested. Phone records show she called Raj from Sohra soon after Raja's death. Investigators said the evidence speaks for itself.