FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. 14 NO. 357 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JUNE 10, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE BHOPAL EDITIONS: UJJAIN PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper FREE PRESS HONOURS CORPORATORS ON 42ND FOUNDATION DAY Cinema Feels like I'm coming... P.13 Free Press awarded 15 Indore Municipal Corporation corporators for their dedication to public service on its 42nd Foundation Day on Monday at Free Press House in Indore. The recipients are seen with guest Urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav and IMC Speaker Munna Lal Yadav MURDER IN MIST | Fast paced development on Sunday night led to arrest of four accused in Indore and surfacing of missing Sonam in Ghazipur of UP. As sun rose on Monday, the mystery unravelled shocking everyone BEWAFA Planned in Love, SONAM Ended in Blood Our Staff Reporter INDORE/SHILLONG/GHAZIPUR What began as a honeymoon ended in betrayal and death. The mysterious disappearance of newlyweds from Indore in Meghalaya has taken a chilling turn — with the arrest of the wife for allegedly orchestrating her husband’s murder. Sonam Raghuvanshi, 24, surrendered to police in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. She and her husband Raja Raghuvanshi had married on May 11 and left for Meghalaya. They were last seen on May 23 after checking out of a homestay in Nongriat. On June 2, Raja’s body was found in a gorge near Weisawdong Falls, East Khasi Hills. A smartwatch, a tattoo, a woman’s shirt, medicine strip, and a bloodstained machete were recovered at the spot. Her raincoat was also found nearby. Police say Sonam plotted the murder with her Sonam Raghuvanshi alleged lover Raj Singh Kushwaha, hiring three of his friends—Akash Rajput (19) from Lalitpur, Vishal Chauhan (22) and Anand Kurmi (23) from Indore. All four have been arrested in raids across MP and UP. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said, “At first, we were looking for missing tourists. But after the body was found, we launched a full-scale investigation. The SIT had strong evidence before making arrests.” He further said that postmortem report revealed that Raja was hit twice in head by dao (machete). Meghalaya Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh stated, “Sonam came with three contract killers. She surrendered and the murder weapon has been recovered. All four have confessed.” UP ADG Amitabh Yash said Sonam was found at Kashi Dhaba on the VaranasiGhazipur highway on Sunday night. Honeymoon with no return ticket 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Sonam had allegedly arranged everything for their honeymoon — the destination, the dates, and even the tickets to Meghalaya. But as the chilling truth unfolded, a disturbing detail emerged: there were no return tickets. Police now believe this was no oversight. It was a sign — Sonam never intended to come back with Raja. For Uma Raghuvanshi, Raja’s grieving mother, that detail now haunts every memory. “My son didn’t want to go on a honeymoon so soon after the wedding,” she told reporters, her voice heavy with pain. “But Sonam insisted. He told me she had already booked the tickets to Meghalaya.” y son was very happy after the marriage. He wanted Sonam as his wife from the bottom of his heart. We still cannot believe that she could get her husband killed. It would have been better if my son had remained unmarried as it could have saved his life. If Sonam got my son killed, then she should be hanged to death Uma Raghuvanshi (Raja’s mother) M NEW DELHI Rana allowed to talk to kin A Delhi court on Monday allowed jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to speak to his family members over a phone call. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh allowed Rana the reprieve only one time. The call would be in line with the jail manual. Fire erupts on container vessel off Kerala coast Senior cop killed, 2 hurt in IED blast PTI SUKMA PTI KOCHI A major fire broke out on board a Singapore-flagged ship after a container explosion off the Kerala coast on Monday, defence sources said. Eighteen crew members were rescued, while four remain missing. The incident occurred at ap- proximately 9.20 am IST, around 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal in Kannur district of Kerala and 130 nautical miles northwest of Kochi. Defence sources said that of the 22 crew members on board the Singapore-flagged container ship, MV Wan Hai 503, 18 who had abandoned the vessel were rescued by Indian Navy and Coast Guard assets. See Nation An Additional Superintendent of Police was killed and two officers injured in a pressure IED blast while patrolling in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, marking the first fatality of a high-ranking police officer in the state after 14 years amid intensified anti-Naxalite operations. In May 2011, an ASP and eight other policemen were killed when Maoists blew up a tractor they were travelling in, in Gariaband district. The latest incident indicates that the police officers walked into the trap set by Naxalites who had planted the pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a burnt earth-mover. 4Continued on | P8 At 43.4°C, Bhopal hits season’s highest temp Our Staff Reporter Places BHOPAL Bhopal’s temperature reached its highest this summer so far with the mercury touching 43.4°C on Monday. According to meteorological department officials, the high temperature is due to a cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan and Haryana.  Even as intense heat has continued to sear Bhopal for the last week, the temperature isn’t the highest the city has recorded in the recent past — on June 8 and 10 in temp(°C) Khajuraho 45.8 Tikamgarh 45.4 Gwalior 45.2 Narmadapuram 45.2 Sagar 45.2 Guna 45.0 Nowgong 45.0 Busiest Roshanpura Square of Bhopal wears deserted look on Monday. and only on one of the nine days did the city’s day temperature cross 40°C. 2019, the mercury rose to 45.9°C. Interestingly, Nautapa 4Continued on | P8 was comparatively cooler this year because of rainfall, Prez Murmu to attend sickle cell awareness event in Barwani Our Staff Reporter 4 dead, 9 injured after falling off two local trains in Thane PTI MUMBAI/NEW DELHI BHOPAL President Droupadi Murmu will participate in a state-level event marking World Sickle Cell Day at the sports stadium of Gram Panchayat Talun in Barwani on June 19. The event aims to raise awareness about sickle cell disease and promote genetic counselling and preventive healthcare. Several key initiatives will be launched during the programme, including Genetic Counselling Awareness Campaigns and comprehensive directives for pregnant women. Panchayats that have achieved 100% screening targets will also be honoured. 4Continued on | P8 Four commuters died and nine were injured after falling off two overcrowded local trains in Maharashtra's Thane district during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred near Mumbra railway station when the trains were passing each other on a steep turn. Chief Public Relations Officer of the Central Railway, Swapnil Nila, said the victims were travelling on the footboard of the two trains, one travelling towards Kasara and another travelling towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. The commuters were hanging from the doors of the crowded trains and their back- Panic stricken people at Mumbra Railway Station after several passengers fell from a moving train in Thane packs brushed against each other as the trains passed in opposite directions, police said. The guard of a train going towards Kasara alerted the railway authorities about the incident. Those who fell off the trains were rushed to nearby hospitals, where four were declared dead on arrival, police said. The Railway Ministry has decided to have automatic door closing facilities in coaches of all existing and new local trains for Mumbai Suburban, a senior official said. 4Continued on | P8