While Sonali Phogat’s death was initially seen as a case of heart attack, her family senses something was wrong and demanded a thorough investigation.
Panaji: Two more persons, the owner of the Goa restaurant and a drug dealer, were arrested in the Sonali Phogat murder case, taking the total number of arrests to four. The two others are Phogat’s associates Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh.
The TikTok-star-turned politician was partying at the famous Curlie’s restaurant on the Anjuna Beach on Monday when she was reportedly forced to drink spiked water by her associates, the Goa Police said on Friday. The police also said the associates have allegedly confessed to have spiked Phogat’s drink. Later, she was brought dead to the St Anthony Hospital in Anjuna in North Goa district from the hotel the next morning.
While Phogat’s death was initially seen as a case of heart attack, her family senses something was wrong and demanded a thorough investigation. After repeated requests, the Goa Police finally filed a murder case on Thursday. Later, her post-mortem report revealed Sonali Phogat’s body had “multiple blunt force injuries”.
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The report said, “There are multiple blunt force injuries over the body. In view of the above, the manner of death is for the investigating officer to ascertain.”
Her brother Rinku Dhaka had filed a complaint with the Goa Police alleging that his sister was raped and murdered by her associates Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder.
While Phogat’s death was initially seen as a case of heart attack, her family senses something was wrong and demanded a thorough investigation. After repeated requests, the Goa Police finally filed a murder case on Thursday. Later, her post-mortem report revealed Sonali Phogat’s body had “multiple blunt force injuries”.
