Raja Raghuvanshi's father Ashok said he thinks his daughter-in-law Sonam, accused in Raja's murder, believes in 'tantra-mantra (black magic)' and used it on Raja. "At Sonam's behest, Raja hung a bundle-like thing on our house's main door...[saying that] by hanging it, household will not be affected by evil eye," Ashok said. "After Raja's murder, the bundle was removed," he added.