Anatomy of A Murder: How The Bride Became a Killer

This isn't the script of a thriller web series, this is the haunting, real-life story of two well-known families in Indore, bound together through an arranged marriage, shattered by a murder in the foggy hills of Meghalaya.

Raja Raghuvanshi: The Youngest Son of a Respected Transport Family 

Raja Raghuvanshi was the youngest of three brothers in a firmly sew joint family in Sahkar Nagar, Indore. His two elder brothers, Sachin and Vipin, were married. Raja had taken charge of the family business - "Raghuvanshi Transport" - providing buses on rent to schools and coaching institutes since 2007.  

By all accounts, Raja was diligent, responsible, and ready for a new chapter in life: marriage.
 Last month, on May 11, he married Sonam Raghuvanshi in a traditional ceremony. Twelve days later, he was dead, brutally attacked, his dead body surrendered in the thick wild of Meghalaya.

Sonam Raghuvanshi: Business-Driven or Calculated Manipulator? Sonam, the daughter of plywood factory owner Devi Singh Raghuvanshi, lived in Kushwah Nagar, Indore. She ran nearly every division of the family business - billing, accounts, supervision.

Years ago, a man named Raj Kushwaha worked in the billing department of Sonam's father's factory. He also lived near Sonam's home. That same man - now at the center of a police investigation - is believed to have re-entered her life and become her alleged accomplice. Police now call him the co-mastermind. 

Was Raj simply a former employee or something far more sinister?
A Wedding, A Honeymoon, and after that Silence 
The wedding took put on May 11. By May 20, the newlyweds had cleared out for a honeymoon in Meghalaya

What returned was only a body. 
On June 2, Raja was found dead in a pig out. His head bore injuries from a sharp weapon, believed to be a cleaver; his phone was switched off, and no call records were leading to his last moments. Sonam - missing. 
Examiners accept the kill was planned.
Was the marriage a front? 
Was there a secret network involved? 
Did Sonam and her alleged accomplice organize a long game of disloyalty? Today, Sonam stands arrested, along with Raj Kushwaha and three contract killers. Raj Kushwaha's title is under legal investigation. The Raghuvanshi family is crushed. And from Indore's quiet streets to Meghalaya's remote hills, one chilling question echoes - Was it love, or a deadly arrange?