Sonali Phogat case: 5 Arrests in 2 cases so far, CBI to take over probe
The five include two of Sonali Phogat"s associates, two drug peddlers and the alleged owner of the restaurant where she partied hours before her death.
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Panaji, August 29: The Goa Police have so far arrested five people in connection with the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat, which has now turned into a murder case after several shocking revelations.
On Saturday night, Anjuna police arrested drug peddler Rama alias Ramadas Mandrekar for allegedly supplying drugs to another peddler Dattaprasad Gaonkar, who is already in custody in connection with the case.
Sawant said his Haryana counterpart told him that the Phogat family wants the CBI to take over the case. Phogat was administered methamphetamine, and some left-over drug was recovered from the restaurant's washroom, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi had said.
Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh allegedly told police that they had procured drugs from Gaonkar who worked as a room boy at Hotel Grand Leoney Resort in Anjuna where they were staying. While Singh and Sagwan are charged with murder, Nunes and Gaonkar are booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The five include two of Phogat's associates, two drug peddlers and the alleged owner of the restaurant where she partied hours before her death.
A Goa court on Sunday, remanded three of the accused - Edwin Nunes, who owns the Curlies restaurant in Goa, and two drug peddlers Dattaprasad Gaonkar and Ramakant Mandrekar, to police custody for five days.
On Saturday night, Anjuna police arrested drug peddler Rama alias Ramadas Mandrekar for allegedly supplying drugs to another peddler Dattaprasad Gaonkar, who is already in custody in connection with the case.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said his government is ready to hand over the case of death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), if required. Talking to reporters, Sawant said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has already spoken to him requesting for a detailed investigation into the case.
Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh allegedly told police that they had procured drugs from Gaonkar who worked as a room boy at Hotel Grand Leoney Resort in Anjuna where they were staying. While Singh and Sagwan are charged with murder, Nunes and Gaonkar are booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
