Weisawdong, June 17: Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is the alleged conspirator in killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, ran away screaming after she saw Vishal Chauhan hitting him with a machete at the view point here.
The hacking was followed by other accused Anand Kurmi and Akash Rajput.
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Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said the trio threw the body down from the view point.
The crime was recreated here on on Tuesday.
The murder took place on a sunny afternoon of May 23 at the view point here unlike the intermittent rain, fog and wind on Tuesday afternoon.
“This whole reconstruction of the murder, the offence has been replayed today. We have got a clear picture and we have recorded in videography and we have got independent witness to cover it and the whole reconstruction was very successful, Syiem said.
He said the special investigation team (SIT) had conducted the reconstruction of the crime scene in five places starting from Mawlakhiat village to Weisawdong parking lot.
“This reconstruction has been based on the interrogation we have conducted over the last few days where the accused persons have admitted to the offence,” he said.
Enacting the crime, the SP said, “We started off from Mawlakhiat parking lot where they have kept the scooties, then we have moved on to a place which is 3-4 kms away from Weisawdong parking lot, where they had stopped to take photographs and there was an attempt in that place but it was not feasible as Raja started of his bike and so they had to move on.
“They had stopped 200 meters away from Weisawdong parking lot and there only photographs were taken but attempt was not made in that point.”, he said.
“We finally came to Weisawdong parking lot, we ascertained where the scooties were kept and the position of the scooties vis-a-vis the parking lots and where they had actually made an ingress into the viewpoint. After that we had gone to the viewpoint and we have ascertained where Raja was standing,” Syiem said.
To enact the whole thing, we had taken one of our personnel from Fire and Emergency Services to replay the role of Raja. We have ascertained what was the position just before the murder, who was standing where and how the blow took place. Three blows took place – first blow was by Vishal alias Vicky, second blow was by Anand and the last blow was by Akash”, he said.
Further, Syiem said SIT has also ascertain how Akash’s white shirt, which was recovered with Raja’s body on June 2, after he has shown how he has thrown the shirt.
“We have also ascertained as to what happened to the mobile of Raja, which was first damaged by Sonam and later by Vishal. So this whole thing has been played out and how they made their exit from this place,” he said.
