Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has denounced what he described as an unfair narrative that emerged in the wake of the murder of Indore man Raja Raghuvanshi, who was killed during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, by contract killers hired by his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, and her lover, Raj Kushwaha.
Sangma argued that the crime, though brutal and tragic, was being used to vilify the state, and the entire northeast region in general. He added that the people of the northeast were “hurt” and the region was being wrongly stigmatised.
“When this narrative was created, it was about branding an entire state, an entire community, and the region as well,” he said, explaining that such characterisation had deeply hurt the people of the northeast. “Responsible agencies made irresponsible statements,” he added.
Sangma asserted that despite the pressure and the highly sensitive nature of the case, the Meghalaya Police had conducted a professional and thorough investigation.
“That is who we are,” he said, claiming that Meghalaya has always welcomed tourists and should not be judged by an isolated incident. “Please don’t do this to any state in the future.”
