Sonali Phogat

2022 - 8 - 27

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Wrapped in BJP flag, Sonali Phogat's body cremated in Hisar, 16-yr ... (ThePrint)

Poll rival-turned-party colleague Kuldeep Bishnoi and Haryana BJP minister Kamal Gupta were present at funeral. With kin alleging murder, Goa Police have ...

According to sources close to the family, Sonali met senior BJP leader and Union Minister Kaushal Kishore recently and requested her candidature for the Hisar Lok Sabha seat. She also posted another tweet in Hindi on 10 August, which read, “When the lioness goes back two steps, it does not mean that she is scared. She said that he threatened and blackmailed her and again raped her. The tweet was an indirect reference to Kuldeep Bishnoi, the son of former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal. Sonali, 42, had joined the BJP in 2008 and was the vice-president of the state BJP Mahila Morcha. He added that he wasn’t aware if there was any kind of political involvement in her death. The family alleged that Sonali trusted Sangwan so much that she would sign documents given by him without even reading them. Sonali’s death was a personal and political loss for him, he told the press. “He threatened her that he would make the video of the act viral. Apart from Bishnoi, Haryana BJP minister and Hisar MLA Kamal Gupta was also present at the crematorium. On Thursday, an autopsy report revealed that Sonali had sustained ‘blunt force injuries’ on her body. Yashodhara, whom Sonali affectionately called her ‘Meri Lado’ (my beloved), was initially too numb to utter a word.

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Sonali Phogat's assistant, his aide arrested for 'murdering her using ... (The Indian Express)

Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said that “Sudhir and Sukhwinder partied with the deceased, and videos show that a substance was forcefully ...

Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said Friday, “Based on witness statements, CCTV footage from the club, it was seen that Sudhir and Sukhwinder partied with the deceased, and videos show that a substance was forcefully given to the victim by one of the accused. He said that the evidence gathered so far did not show any sexual assault on the victim. It had, however, stated that “there are multiple blunt force injuries over the body”. According to the Goa Police, the accused took Phogat from Curlies nightclub in Anjuna to their hotel Grand Leony. The police had registered an offence of murder on Thursday following a complaint filed by Sonali Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka, who accused Sangvan, and Singh of murdering his sister. When confronted with this, Singh and Sangvan confessed to the police that they intentionally gave the victim an obnoxious chemical in a liquid and made her drink it.

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Three days after mysterious death, Sonali Phogat cremated in ... (The Weekend Leader)

Three days after her mysterious death, BJP leader and actress Sonali Phogat's last rites were performed on Friday in her hometown Hisar in Haryana by her ...

Wrapped in a BJP flag, the body was kept at her farmhouse at Dhandhoor village, 10 km from the district headquarters, to enable the people to pay respect. Earlier, her body was brought to Hisar from Goa and kept at the civil hospital mortuary. The family demanded a probe into her death at a resort in Goa by the CBI.

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Associates poisoned Phogat with 'obnoxious chemicals' in her drink ... (Deccan Herald)

The Goa police revealed that Sonali Phogat, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Haryana was murdered using poison. According to the police's ...

[Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) I don’t think that (Goa) police will come to a final conclusion… Then she lost control and she was looked after (by the accused). “Singh and Sangvan confessed to the police that they intentionally gave the victim an obnoxious chemical in a liquid and made her drink it.

Sonali Phogat forcibly drugged with obnoxious chemical, says Goa ... (Economic Times)

BJP leader Sonali Phogat was forcibly drugged at a party by her two associates, who are now arrested after being named as accused in the case related to her ...

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Sonali Phogat was forcibly drugged with 'obnoxious chemical' prior ... (Hindustan Times)

A senior Goa police official said the CCTV footage from Curlies' shack in Anjuna showed Phogat partying with her manager Sudhir Sangwan and his associate ...

A police officer, who did not wish to be named, said this was not the first time that Gurjeet Singh had misbehaved with a senior officer in a drunken stupor. A 25-year-old woman was killed, while The victim, Anjali, a resident of Dera Bassi's three-year-old daughter was injured when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in was hit by an unknown vehicle on Friday night. The hospital informed the police who registered a case of unnatural death. “At the moment, we do not have any evidence whether this was a case of long running harassment. At around 4:30 pm when she could no longer hold it together, the victim was taken to the bathroom,” Bishnoi said. The brother had also alleged that she was being harassed by Sudhir and Sukhwinder for a long time now.

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Video: Sonali Phogat Staggers Out Of Goa Restaurant Hours Before ... (NDTV)

Sonali Phogat is seen holding onto SudhirSangwan, one of her two associates arrested in the case, as they walk out of the restaurant on Anjuna beach.

She was with the BJP since 2008. The viscera would be examined at a state facility in Chandigarh too, besides in Goa, as per the family's demand. She was brought dead to St Anthony's Hospital the next morning. In her post-mortem report yesterday, it came to light that "there are multiple blunt force injuries over the body". She is being helped by Sudhir Sangwan, one of her two associates arrested in the case. The report said police need to investigate the cause of death.

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Sonali Phogat's Death: How the Case Evolved From 'Heart Attack ... (The Quint)

From suspected heart attack to murder, since the death of the BJP leader Sonali Phogat, the case has seen several developments with various allegations made ...

Jaspal Singh, Director-General of Police (DGP) of Goa said, "The post-mortem report remained inconclusive. Because the truth is worth it.) On Friday, 26 August, the police arrested Sukhwinder and Sudhir and took them for medical checkup. She sounded disturbed during the conversation and complained about her two colleagues, he alleged, adding that she was going to report it to Hisar Police the next day. "There are multiple blunt force injuries over the body. My family is not ready to accept that she died of a heart attack," Phogat's sister, Rupesh, had said. [ ](https://www.thequint.com/news)and [ Breaking News ](/)at the Quint, browse for more from [ news ](https://www.thequint.com/news)and [ india](https://www.thequint.com/news/india) However, her post-mortem report revealed 'multiple blunt force injuries' on her body. We demand a proper investigation by the However, the new developments in the investigation suggest that she was murdered. "She was very fit. [Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)](https://www.thequint.com/topic/bharatiya-janata-party) leader [Sonali Phogat](https://www.thequint.com/topic/sonali-phogat), the case has seen several developments with various allegations made by the family and the eventual unfolding investigation of the police.

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Sonali Phogat's family performs last rites of actress in Haryana's Hisar (The Indian Express)

The BJP leader's body was brought to Hisar from Goa on Thursday evening. On Friday morning, members of the public paid their last respects to Sonali Phogat ...

The two had accompanied Phogat on her trip to Goa. On Friday morning, members of the public paid their last respects to the deceased actress at her farmhouse. The Goa Police on Thursday booked two of Phogat’s associates for murder based on a complaint by Rinku.

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Congress says Sonali Phogat death being hushed up; Goan leader Lobo seeks CBI probe (Economic Times)

Originally presumed to be a heart attack, an autopsy led to Goa Police arresting two men, including her personal assistant. ANI Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat. The Goan arm of the Indian National Congress on Saturday demanded ...

[Indian National Congress](/topic/indian-national-congress)on Saturday demanded a central probe into the death of Haryana BJP leader [Sonali Phogat](/topic/sonali-phogat). These kinds of cases need to be investigated by the CBI to unravel the truth," said [Wall Street Stocks Tumble](/epaper/delhicapital/2022/aug/27/satet-front/wall-street-stocks-tumble/articleshow/93808708.cms)

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Sonali Phogat: Drug peddler detained as mystery intensifies over ... (Livemint)

Murder charges were earlier filed by the Goa Police against Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh. The two male friends of the Haryana BJP politician are accused ...

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Sonali Phogat Murder Case: Goa Club Owner, Drug Dealer Arrested ... (NDTV)

In actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat's murder case, two more people have been arrested, including a drug dealer and the owner of the Goa restaurant where ...

The BJP leader was taken to St Anthony's Hospital next morning where she was declared brought dead. The police said yesterday that only after viscera test the cause of her death could be ascertained. Edwin Nunes, Curlie's restaurant owner, and drug dealer Dattaprasad Gaonkar's arrests come a day after two of her associates, Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh were arrested.

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Sonali Phogat death: Peddler who possibly supplied drugs at party ... (Hindustan Times)

CCTV footage of Curlies restaurant revealed that Sonali Phogat was forcefully made to drink 'spiked' water, Goa Police claimed on Friday.

The Goa Police on Friday made the massive revelation based on the CCTV footage of the Curies restaurant that Sonali Phogat was forced to drink spiked water. In 2008, British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling was found dead on the beach and it was reported that she was taken to Curlies just before that. The footage showed Phogat staggering out of the restaurant while being unable to walk on her own. CCTV footage of Curlies restaurant revealed that Sonali Phogat was forcefully made to drink 'spiked' water, Goa Police claimed on Friday. The family gave consent for an autopsy in Goa on the condition that the process will be videographed. Her family members raised suspicion over her death and asserted that she was too fit to get a heart attack.

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Sonali Phogat death case case: Goa Congress seeks CBI probe (The Hindu)

Police trying to hush up the case, alleges Leader of Opposition, Michael Lobo.

These kinds of cases need to be investigated by the CBI to unravel the truth," Goa Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo said. [Also read: BJP’s Sonali Phogat was drugged by accused before death: Goa Police](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sonali-phogat-was-drugged-by-accused-before-death-goa-police/article65813960.ece) There is more to this murder than meets the eye and every angle needs to be investigated.

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Sonali Phogat's death: 'Drug peddler', beach shack owner detained (The Indian Express)

Goa Police said they were detained for questioning as the two accused charged with the murder of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat may have procured the ...

Her brother-in-law Aman Punia, however, alleged that her death was a “larger conspiracy” and Sangvan and Singh could not have been acting on their own. He said that Phogat’s family was kept in the dark about her visit to Goa. On Saturday morning, the two were detained for questioning as the two accused charged with the murder of Phogat, her personal assistant Sudhir Sangvan and his aide Sukhwinder Singh, allegedly procured the ‘drug’ administered to Phogat from Gaonkar.

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Sonali Phogat death case: Goa Police arrest 2 more persons ... (ThePrint)

Anjuna (Goa) [India], August 27 (ANI): Two more people have been arrested in connection with the murder case of actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat, ...

“On the basis of CCTV footage, it was seen that the accused Sudhir Sangwan and his associate Sukhwinder Singh were partying with the deceased at a club. The actor, who rose to fame with her TikTok videos, contested the 2019 Haryana election as a BJP candidate but lost to then Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi (he has since joined the BJP). Anthony’s Hospital, where she was declared brought dead,” the Goa police said. Police said that the duo who travelled to Goa with Phogat on August 22 had during interrogation confessed that they had intentionally made her drink a liquid mixed with some “obnoxious” chemical. The owner of the restaurant is being questioned by the police,” police officials said. Meanwhile, the suspected peddler Gaonkar held today had allegedly supplied drugs to Sukhwinder Singh.

Police trying to hush up Sonali Phogat murder case: Goa Cong ... (ThePrint)

Panaji, Aug 27 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged murder of Haryana BJP leader ...

These kinds of cases need to be investigated by the CBI to unravel the truth,” Goa Leader of Opposition Michael Lobo told PTI. There is more to this murder than meets the eye and every angle needs to be investigated. Panaji, Aug 27 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged murder of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat claiming the police were trying to hush up the matter.

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Sonali Phogat death: Goa Police take two more persons into custody (Scroll.in)

The police have arrested an alleged drug peddler named Dattaprasad Gaonkar, and detained the owner of the Curlies restaurant in North Goa.

Phogat was supposed to file a complaint against Sangwan after returning from her trip, Dhaka claimed in the complaint. She had joined the BJP in 2008. On Friday, Bishnoi had told the media that Sangwan and Singh confessed to having mixed an “obnoxious chemical” into a liquid and made Phogat drink it during a party. “We cremated my sister today, will look into the further process to get her justice now,” he said. The police had initially said that she appeared to have suffered a heart attack. “Drug peddler who had supplied drugs [to the accused person] has been arrested,” said Jaspal Singh, director general of police.

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Two more people have been arrested in connection with the murder case of actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat, Goa Police said on Saturday.

"On the basis of CCTV footage, it was seen that the accused Sudhir Sangwan and his associate Sukhwinder Singh were partying with the deceased at a club. Anthony's Hospital, where she was declared brought dead," the Goa police said. Police said that the duo who travelled to Goa with Phogat on August 22 had during interrogation confessed that they had intentionally made her drink a liquid mixed with some "obnoxious" chemical. Her brother Rinky Dhaka said, "We are satisfied with how the investigation into the murder of my sister has progressed. Police said they have arrested the owner of Curlies beach shack in Anjuna and a suspected drug peddler Dattprashad Gaonkar taking the total arrests in the case to four. Meanwhile, the suspected peddler Gaonkar held today had allegedly supplied drugs to Sukhwinder Singh.

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