Meghalaya is a state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and the Garo Hills. The estimated population of Meghalaya in 2014 was 3,211,474. Meghalaya covers an area of approximately 22,429 square kilometres, with a length-to-breadth ratio of about 3:1. The state is bound to the south by the Bangladeshi divisions of Mymensingh and Sylhet, to the west by the Bangladeshi division of Rangpur, and to the north and east by India's State of Assam.
Over the past 24 hours, relentless monsoon rains have devastated Northeast India, leading to catastrophic flooding and landslides..
Raja Raghuvanshi and Sonam were on their honeymoon in India's Meghalaya state when they went missing.