BJP Leader Sonali Phogat's Murder Case: 5 Latest Facts

BJP Leader Sonali Phogat's Murder Case: 5 Latest Facts

Sonali Phogat had allegedly complained against her staff to her family before her death.

New Delhi:
BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s death, which was so far being said to be of natural causes, has turned sensational after the post-mortem report today said her body had multiple blunt force injuries.

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  1. Hours after two of her associates were charged with her murder, Ms Phogat’s post-mortem report said multiple blunt force injuries were found on her body. “There are multiple blunt force injuries over the body. In view of the above, the manner of death is for the investigating officer to ascertain,” the report said. Cops said no sharp weapon was used.

  2. Sonali Phogat, 42, died on Tuesday morning in Goa, where she had gone with a group.

  3. Her family questioned initial reports that she had died of cardiac arrest.

  4. Today, the Goa Police on Thursday registered a murder case against her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder Wasi, who were with Sonali Phogat when she arrived in Goa on Monday.

  5. Sonali Phogat was brought dead to the St Anthony Hospital at Anjuna in North Goa on Tuesday morning. Her brother Rinku Dhaka filed a complaint with Goa Police alleging that his sister was raped and murdered by Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder.