Goa police confirms foul-play in Sonali Phogat's death; say she was drugged by her associates

Panaji: In a recent development in the BJP Sonali Phogat death case, Goa police on Friday revealed that the deceased was allegedly drugged by two of her associates who have also been named as accused in the case related to her `murder’. As per the Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi, the two accused were seen mixing some obnoxious chemical substance in the liquid which was fed to her at the party in a restaurant at Anjuna. This apparently caused Phogat’s death, he said. The accused - Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh - had travelled to Goa along with Phogat on August 22. As per the cops they were seen taking Phogat to the Hotel washroom at around 4:30 am on August 23 and the three of them were inside the washroom for two hours, IGP said. Further interrogation will throw light on what happened during those two hours, Bishnoi added. Two other women were also with the accused at the party and were seen cutting a cake, he said, adding that both have been questioned to ascertain their role. Asked about the “multiple blunt force injuries” on her body mentioned in the post-mortem report, Bishnoi said as per the accused these could have been caused by abrasion while she was being taken to the hospital. When she was taken to the hospital, there were no visible injuries, hence the doctors suspected that she died due to a heart attack, the IGP said. But Phogat seemed to have actually died due to the substance she was fed at the restaurant, he said. Police will also record the statement of taxi drivers who ferried her from Curlies restaurant to the hotel where she was staying and later to the hospital, Bishnoi said. More people were supposed to join Phogat and others from Mumbai, the police official said. The two accused were detained for questioning on Thursday following complaint of Phogat’s sister Rinku Dhaka accusing the two men for the alleged murder. The IGP told PTI that the accused have confessed to drugging incident revealing that it happened at Curlies Restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa. “The two will soon be formally arrested for the murder,” he added Phogat was brought dead to a hospital on August 23. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.