Goa Police book Sonali Phogat’s PA Sudhir Sangwan, friend Sukhwinder Wasi for murder

PANAJI: The Goa police Thursday booked two of accomplices of BJP leader and actor Sonali Phogat for murder, minutes after Goa Medical College and Hospital completed an autopsy on her body, media reports said.

The results of the autopsy were not yet made public. The Goa police had appointed a panel of two senior doctors to conduct the autopsy and her family members insisted that the entire proceedings must be video graphed

A Goa police official said Section 302 of Indian Penal Code was added to the case related to the death of the 42-year-old TikTok star. Earlier the police had registered a case of unnatural death. ALSO READ: Post-mortem report indicates multiple injuries on Sonali Phogat’s body

Goa Inspector General of Police (IGP) Omvir Singh Bishnoi told media persons,“Based on the complaint filed by the brother of the deceased, an FIR under Section 302 (murder) has been registered at the Anjuna Police Station.”

The police mentioned names of Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Wasi as the accused in the case. The accused have been detained at the Anjuna Police station.

Both the accused had accompanied Phogat to Goa on August 22 when she arrived in the coastal state. ALSO READ: How rich was Sonali Phogat? Sonali Phogat’s net worth? Sonali Phogat’s wealth and assets?

The brother of Phogat, Rinku Dhaka, had filed a written complaint against both the accused at the Anjuna Police Station on Wednesday, claiming she was murdered by two of her associates, Sangwan and Wasi, and also alleged that she was being raped and blackmailed over the years for money.

Later in the evening, Dy SP Jivba Dalvi said the Goa police have placed under arrest 2 men, Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, in connection with murder of BJP leader Sonali Phogat.