Sonali Phogat had no plan to visit Goa: Big revelations by family after murder charges added

After the autopsy which confirmed blunt injuries on the body of Sonali Phogat, the Haryana BJP leader and actor, her family members on Thursday raised suspicion that she was raped before she was murdered.

Taking her to Goa was also a plan of the conspiracy, her brother Rinku said adding that her shooting in Goa was on August 24 but the hotel rooms were booked for August 21-22. On August 22, she was declared brought dead to the St Anthony Hospital at Anjuna in North Goa, where she was brought after she felt uneasy after having food.

The mortal remains of her reached Delhi and are on the way to her residence in Hisar on Friday morning. “We always felt that there was foul play and the same thing came out. So far, we are satisfied with the ongoing investigation… We demand justice,” said Rinku, brother of Sonali Phogat.

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The two personal assistants of Sonali Phogat are the prime suspects in the case, as alleged by Sonali’s family. Both of them have been arrested. Sonali Phogat’s brother earlier claimed that three years ago, Sonali Phogat was sexually assaulted by one of her aides who spiked her food and later blackmailed her.

Restaurant where Sonali Phogat had her last dinner

According to Sonali Phogat’s family members, she was taken to Goa’s Curlies for dinner by her two assistants. She was told there is a man from Haryana working in Curlies whom they wanted to meet. The restaurant owner Edwin Nunes confirmed that Sonali Phogat visited his restaurant along with her assistants but no staff knew them and they were just like any other customers.

Autopsy finds multiple injuries on the body

The autopsy report which came on Thursday confirmed that there were multiple blunt force injuries over her body. The cause of death has not yet been ascertained pending chemical analysis. “Histopathology and serological reports of the tissues preserved,” the report said.

Sexual assault, threats, extortion, rape, poison, theft: Family charges against aides

After the preliminary report suggested that Sonali Phogat died of a heart attack, her family members said the 42-year-old BJP leader was healthy and fit and no heart problem at all. She had hinted at something fishy in her phone calls to the family members the day before she died. Her family claimed that after her death, some of her belongings from their Haryana farmhouse were stolen.

Sonali Phogat’s death – news political flashpoint

Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai said the incident shows that state of affairs in Goa as Sonali Phogat’s cause of death was earlier said to be a heart attack. Aam Aadmi Party Goa president advocate Amit Palekar said there was apparently undue haste by the police and the CM to rule out any criminal angle.