Claim
Due to the police's extraordinary negligence, the murder accused (Sonam Raghuvanshi) was granted bail.
“पुलिस ने ऐसी अद्भुत लापरवाही दिखाई कि हत्या के आरोपी को भी जमानत मिल गई।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Court records confirm Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, was granted bail, and both the trial court and the Meghalaya High Court explicitly grounded that bail on the police's procedural failure to properly communicate the grounds of her arrest, with the HC describing the police communication as 'ridiculous' and showing no application of mind. The anchor's characterization that police negligence led to the murder accused getting bail matches the courts' own reasoning. The 'extraordinary' framing is rhetorical, but the substantive claim is factually supported.
Evidence
- https://theprint.in/judiciary/meghalaya-honeymoon-murder-case-why-hc-granted-bail-to-sonam-raghuvanshi/2973927/ Meghalaya High Court on 29 June 2026 upheld the trial court's grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of murdering husband Raja Raghuvanshi; bail was granted because police failed to properly communicate the grounds of her arrest. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/meghalaya-high-court-honeymoon-murder-case-upholds-bail-sonam-raghuwanshi-539207 HC dismissed the State's appeal; bail granted primarily because police failed to effectively communicate the grounds of arrest, prejudicing her defence — a procedural lapse by the police. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/north-east/meghalaya/meghalaya-govt-moves-supreme-court-against-sonams-bail-in-raja-raghuvanshi-murder-case-2026-07-02-1046874 As of 2 July 2026 (broadcast date), Meghalaya govt moved Supreme Court against the bail; confirms bail was in effect. Court characterised police arrest communication as 'ridiculous' with no application of mind. ✓ reachable · archived