Meghalaya

American

[mey-guh-ley-uh] / ˌmeɪ gəˈleɪ ə /

noun

a state in NE India. 8,660 sq. mi. (22,429 sq. km). Shillong.

Meghalaya British

/ ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə /

noun

a state of NE India, created in 1969 from part of Assam. Capital: Shillong. Pop: 2 306 069 (2001). Area: 22 429 sq km (7800 sq miles)

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The newly-wed couple from Indore city in the central state of Madhya Pradesh had chosen Meghalaya for their honeymoon because they had heard it had "very beautiful valleys", Raja's brother Sachin Raghuvanshi told the BBC, the weekend before Sonam's arrest.

From BBC

Their families mounted a huge campaign, accusing the Meghalaya police of not doing enough to solve Raja's murder or find Sonam - an accusation contested by the state's chief minister.

From BBC

Police now allege that Sonam Raghuvanshi, 25, hired killers to murder her 30-year-old husband Raja during their trip to the tiny north-eastern state of Meghalaya.

From BBC

The couple left for Meghalaya on 20 May.

From BBC

But on Monday morning, Director General of Meghalaya police Idashisha Nongrang said Sonam had surrendered at a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district.

From BBC

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