Two days after the death of BJP leader and actress Sonali Phogat, the Goa Police on Thursday registered a murder case to probe her death. News agency PTI, citing an official, said that Phogat’s post-mortem report mentions “multiple blunt force injuries on body”.
The 42-year-old politician from Haryana’s Hisar, who was a famed Tik Tok star, had died of a suspected heart attack in Goa, with her family questioning the circumstances that led to her demise. She was brought dead at the St Anthony Hospital in Anjuna area in North Goa district on Tuesday morning. A case of unnatural death was registered by police.
Meanwhile, Sonali’s brother Rinku Dhaka alleged that she had no plans to come to Goa and that it was a “pre-planned conspiracy”.
“She had no plans to come to Goa. She was brought as per pre-planned conspiracy. There was no movie shoot, 2 rooms in hotel had been booked only for two days. Film shooting was supposed to happen on August 24 but rooms only booked for Aug 21-22,” he alleged, as quoted by news agency ANI.
Her body was being taken to Dabolim airport from Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim, and will be transported to her hometown in Hisar. A team of forensic experts had conducted an autopsy at the GMCH on Thursday, PTI reported.
Also Read: ‘Something fishy is going on’: Sister claims Sonali Phogat called her day before death, demands CBI probe
On Wednesday, Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka alleged that she was murdered by two of his associates, adding that the family will allow a post-mortem only after Goa police register a First Information Report (FIR) against the two persons.
He had filed a complaint with the Goa Police alleging that just before her death, Phogat had spoken to her mother, sister and brother-in-law, where she sounded disturbed, and had complained against two of her colleagues.
Also Read: Sonali Phogat, BJP leader and TikTok star, passes away of heart attack in Goa
He further claimed that CCTV cameras, laptop and other things from her Haryana farmhouse have gone missing post her death. Dhaka alleged in the police complaint that one of her aides had spiked her food and sexually assaulted her, later blackmailing her.
Speaking about the issue, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that state Director General of Police Jaspal Singh was personally monitoring the investigation into the case. The DGP had ruled out any foul play in the case, adding that the post-mortem examination will reveal the exact cause of the death.