Honeymoon murder: Shillong Police arrest property dealer Silom James; here’s how he helped Sonam Raghuwanshi destroy evidence | Indore News

INDORE: A property dealer from Indore has been arrested by a police team from Shillong in connection with the murder of Raja Raghuwanshi. The suspect, Silom James, was taken into custody late on Saturday night from Mahalaxmi Nagar. He is accused of removing a pistol, Rs 5 lakh in cash, clothes, and gold jewellery from a flat used by Raj and his associate Sonam following the murder.

Silom James (Image Credit: TOI)

Another accused, a security guard who allegedly aided Silom in removing the items from the flat, has also been arrested, police said on Sunday. Both are being treated as co-accused in the case.“Silom James was arrested from Mahalakshmi Nagar by the Shillong police and taken for medical examination on Saturday night. He will be produced before the court and taken on transit remand,” said Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya. Investigators from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) raided James’s home and took him to MY Hospital for a routine medical check before transporting him to Shillong. He is expected to be named as a co-accused in the case. The SIT has been conducting extensive searches in Indore over the past five days, focusing on a rented flat that Sonam used while allegedly evading arrest. Officers said they were searching for a bag hidden in the apartment that reportedly contained a country-made pistol and cash wrapped in clothing. Earlier, James had appeared before the media on 13 June, claiming he recognised one of the accused, Vishal, from news footage. However, CCTV footage obtained by the SIT appears to show him removing a bag from the flat in his car on 10 June. He is also seen installing security cameras at the building shortly after, which police believe may have been an attempt to obscure his actions. According to police, the flat was initially rented by James for Rs 17,000 per month on behalf of Vishal, an associate of the victim. Sonam later moved into the flat after returning to Indore. After several arrests were made in the city, Sonam is believed to have travelled to Ghazipur on 8 June, leaving the bag behind. Two days later, James allegedly used a duplicate key to enter the flat and take away bags, clothes, food items and other belongings.