Indore tourist murder case: Landlord of Sonam’s hideout in MP arrested by Meghalaya Police

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 23, 2025

In a significant development in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, Meghalaya police on Monday apprehended Lokendra Singh Tomar, a resident of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh for his alleged involvement in destruction of evidences.

Tomar was arrested following a request from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Gwalior Police.

According to East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Tomar is the landlord of the flat at Dewas Naka where Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder case, had taken shelter while hiding in Indore. Tomar allegedly left Madhya Pradesh for Uttarakhand on June 16 and later proceeded to Gwalior on June 22.

The SIT has issued a request for Tomar’s formal arrest, and a splinter team is currently en route from Indore to Gwalior to take him into custody, he said while adding that Tomar will be produced before a court in Gwalior for transit remand.

Tomar is wanted in connection with the destruction and concealment of vital evidence in the case. The SIT’s efforts to gather evidence and bring all perpetrators to justice are ongoing.

On Sunday, Silome James, who is a property dealer who rented out a flat to Vishal Singh Chauhan, one of the main accused in the case, and Balla Ahirwar. who is a security guard posted at the apartment complex where the flat is located – were arrested for destruction of evidences.

“All three accused are expected to be brought to Shillong on Wednesday,” the SP informed.

With these arrests, the total number of individuals apprehended in the case has risen to eight, including Sonam Raghuvanshi, the deceased’s wife who surrendered to police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district on June 8.

Sonam, her lover Raj Kushwaha and his three friends, who were hired to murder Raja – have been sent to judicial custody after ten days of SIT’s interrogation to uncover the full extent of the conspiracy and all those involved.