Sonali Phogat Sonali Phogat was drugged at party, accused have admitted: Goa IGP
Panaji/UNI: The Goa Police on Friday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party leader and actress Sonali Phogat was drugged at a party and an obnoxious chemical was forcefully given to her.
"Many things have been revealed by the accused Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi during interrogation. All angles will be probed," Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said addressing a press conference in the city.
Two detainees-Sudhir and Sukhwinder have confessed to having mixed the obnoxious substance in Sonali's drink, the police official said.
Sudhir and Sukhwinder were detained for interrogation on Thursday.
The duo were named by Sonali’s brother, Rinku Dhaka in his complaint before Anjuna Police on Wednesday. Both the accused had travelled to Goa with Sonali.
Bishnoi said economic interest could be a reason behind the murder. However, added that the exact reason would be known only after further interrogation of the accused.
The police official said the two women, who were seen in the party along with the accused, have been identified and are being questioned.
Though initially it was reported that Sonali had died of a heart attack but the postmortem conducted later revealed that there were multiple blunt injuries on her body.
The IGP said doctors initially said a heart attack was the reason for the death as there were no visible injury marks on the body.
Meanwhile, opposition parties have intensified their attack on the Pramod Sawant-led government.
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