BJP Politician Sonali Phogat Was Forced To Consume Drug At Goa Nightclub: Report

According to the police, who are quoting security camera footage and purported admissions, actor and BJP politician Sonali Phogat was forced to consume "some awful drug" mixed with water by her two friends while out having fun in a Goa nightclub.

She was reportedly transported to the hotel where they were all staying after it because she "felt uneasy" and was later found dead and transferred to a hospital the next morning. The two associates accused of killing Bigg Boss contestant Sonali Phogat, Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh, were reportedly detained yesterday night so they could not tamper with the evidence.

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Before they arrived at the hotel, Grand Leonny, the police reported that "CCTV recordings of relevant properties were studied by the Investigating Officer and it was found that Sudhir was forcing Sonali to consume the purported liquid in a water bottle."

Police subsequently opened a murder investigation when Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also interfered, and yesterday's post-mortem report revealed that "there are various blunt force injuries over the corpse." According to the article, police should look into the death's cause. About the cause of death, it "would take a while only after chemical investigation of viscera," the police said today.

As per the family's request, the viscera would be inspected at a state hospital in Chandigarh after Goa, according to remarks made by Haryana Chief Minister Khattar yesterday. Additionally, he stated that he is willing to turn the investigation over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The family has also alleged rape, but Goa's police have not yet filed any charges in that regard for further inquiry.

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"The murderers intended to take over her possessions and her assets and end her political career, " according to Rinku Dhaka, her brother. Sonali Phogat, a BJP member since 2008, ran for office in the 2019 assembly elections but was unsuccessful. Sanjay Phogat, her husband, was active in social and political circles and passed away five years ago. Her daughter is a teenager.