Sonali Phogat case: 2 aides arrested; autopsy showing 'multiple blunt force injuries’
Sonali Phogat"s brother had filed a complaint with the Goa Police alleging that his sister was raped and murdered by her personal assistant and his friend; both were arrested late evening after hours of questioning.
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Panaji, August 26: The Goa Police arrested two aides of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat for their alleged involvement in her murder after a post-mortem revealed that there were “multiple blunt force injuries" on her body. Phogat was initially suspected to have died due to a heart attack in Goa on August 23.
Mortal remains of Phogat were taken to her residence in Hisar on Thursday night. Rinku said, “We always felt that there was foul play and the same thing came out. So far, we are satisfied with the ongoing investigation…"
According to a report, Rinku Dhaka, Phogat’s brother, stated on Thursday that he noticed blue marks on his sister’s body.
Previously, Rinku claimed that Sangwan mixed up his sister’s meal with illicit substances and sexually abused her. He claimed she told her brother-in-law that Sangwan committed theft in her home three years ago and that she planned to report him to the law enforcement agencies on August 23.
Rinku reported to police that Sangwan had her phones, property records, ATM cards, and house keys. She also said Sangwan had given her food laced with some intoxicants, raped her and made a video, and was threatening to make the video viral on social media.
Notably, Phogat who was in Goa with some of her employees had complained of uneasiness to her staff on Monday after which she was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead.
Phogat’s personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder Wasi were arrested late evening after hours of questioning.
Sangwan and Wasi, who had accompanied Phogat when she arrived in Goa on August 22, were earlier named as accused in the murder case based on her brother Rinku Dhaka’s complaint. Rinku has filed a complaint with the Goa Police alleging that his sister was raped and murdered by her personal assistant and his friend.
Mortal remains of Phogat were taken to her residence in Hisar on Thursday night. Rinku said, “We always felt that there was foul play and the same thing came out. So far, we are satisfied with the ongoing investigation…"
According to a report, Rinku Dhaka, Phogat’s brother, stated on Thursday that he noticed blue marks on his sister’s body.
Phogat’s family claims she was raped by her PA Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder. They also claimed that she was brutally murdered rather than dying of a heart attack.
Rinku reported to police that Sangwan had her phones, property records, ATM cards, and house keys. She also said Sangwan had given her food laced with some intoxicants, raped her and made a video, and was threatening to make the video viral on social media.
Notably, Phogat who was in Goa with some of her employees had complained of uneasiness to her staff on Monday after which she was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead.