Sonali Phogat's kin agree for her postmortem; demands procedure be videographed
The autopsy was earlier scheduled at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital near Panaji; but Phogat"s brother Rinku Dhaka claimed she was murdered by two of her associates.
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Panaji, August 25: Sonali Phogat's family agreed to give their consent for the postmortem, but with a condition that the procedure be videographed. This development comes two days after the death of the BJP leader in Goa.
"The police have told us that the FIR in connection with our complaint would be filed after conducting the postmortem," he said.
Phogat (42), a BJP leader from Haryana who found fame on Tik Tok, was brought dead at the St Anthony Hospital in Anjuna area of North Goa district on Tuesday morning, a police official earlier said, adding that she died of a suspected heart attack.
GMCH officials said they were waiting for a green signal from the state police to conduct the postmortem. The hospital has already formed a panel of two forensic experts to conduct the autopsy.
Phogat's brother Dhaka has filed a complaint with the Goa Police claiming she was murdered by two of her associates. He alleged that a short while before her death, Phogat had spoken to her mother, sister and brother-in-law. She sounded disturbed and complained against her two colleagues, he added.
He claimed that CCTV cameras, laptop and other crucial things from her farmhouse in Haryana have gone missing after her death. 3 years ago, one of her aides sexually assaulted her after spiking her food and later blackmailed her, Dhaka further alleged in the police complaint.
No FIR has been registered over his complaint yet. Meanwhile, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the state police were conducting a detailed investigation into Phogat's death.
The autopsy was earlier scheduled at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near Panaji. However, Phogat's brother Rinku Dhaka on Wednesday claimed she was murdered by two of her associates.
He said the family will allow the postmortem only after the Goa Police register a FIR against the two persons. On Thursday morning, Sonali Phogat's nephew Mohinder Phogat said the family has given consent for the postmortem with a rider that the entire procedure be videographed.
"The police have told us that the FIR in connection with our complaint would be filed after conducting the postmortem," he said.
Phogat (42), a BJP leader from Haryana who found fame on Tik Tok, was brought dead at the St Anthony Hospital in Anjuna area of North Goa district on Tuesday morning, a police official earlier said, adding that she died of a suspected heart attack.
The police subsequently registered a case of unnatural death. The body is currently kept in the GMCH morgue.
Phogat's brother Dhaka has filed a complaint with the Goa Police claiming she was murdered by two of her associates. He alleged that a short while before her death, Phogat had spoken to her mother, sister and brother-in-law. She sounded disturbed and complained against her two colleagues, he added.
He claimed that CCTV cameras, laptop and other crucial things from her farmhouse in Haryana have gone missing after her death. 3 years ago, one of her aides sexually assaulted her after spiking her food and later blackmailed her, Dhaka further alleged in the police complaint.
No FIR has been registered over his complaint yet. Meanwhile, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the state police were conducting a detailed investigation into Phogat's death.