Sonali Phogat was drugged at a party by accused before death: Goa Police

Phogat was brought dead to a hospital on August 23. As per an autopsy report, her body had "multiple blunt force injuries

Late actor Sonali Phogat
Late actor Sonali Phogat (Image source: Instagram)
Press Trust of India Panaji
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 26 2022 | 4:29 PM IST

BJP leader Sonali Phogat was drugged at a party by her two associates who have been now named as accused in the case related to her 'murder', Goa Police said on Friday.

Both the accused were seen mixing some obnoxious chemical substance in the liquid which was fed to her at the party at a restaurant in Anjuna, said Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi. Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh, the two accused who have been detained, had travelled to Goa along with Phogat on August 22. The incident of drugging happened at Curlies Restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa as per the accused's confession, the IGP said.

Both would be arrested soon, he added.

Phogat was brought dead to a hospital on August 23.

As per an autopsy report, her body had "multiple blunt force injuries.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :GoaMurderBJP

First Published: Aug 26 2022 | 4:29 PM IST

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