Meghalaya Minister Alexander Laloo Hek said that Raja Raghuvanshi’s family blamed the Meghalaya government and police, but the police did an ‘excellent’ job nabbing the culprits. Speaking to reportes, the Meghalaya Minister said, “The truth has come out… All these days, the family and friends of Raja Raghuvanshi blamed Meghalaya Police and the Government of Meghalaya, and what is extremely shameful is that they were blaming the people of Meghalaya….Our police Ave done an excellent joband have nabbed the culprit within 7 days.”
He added that the government should file a defamation case against the people who attempted to malign the image of the state. He said, “We should file a defamation case against everyone who maligns the image of Meghalaya and its people. “
Raja’s brother, Vipul Raghuvanshi, has backed the Meghalaya government and said that the investigation had indicated the role of others in the conspiracy to kill his brother. Vipul further raised concerns about Sonam’s potential involvement in the case.