Sonali Phogat case: Anjuna Police arrest club owner, alleged drug peddler
27 Aug 2022 14:35:55
Panaji, August 27: The Goa Police arrested two more people, including a club owner and an alleged drug peddler, in connection with death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat. Edwin Nunes, owner of Curlies restaurant, was arrested after drugs were allegedly recovered from the club's ladies' rest room.
After Phogat's autopsy, the provisional death certificate was released, which stated that there were 'multiple blunt force injuries' over the actor's body.
Her mortal remains were given to the family on August 25 after an autopsy. Her funeral was held earlier on Friday.
Police also arrested an alleged drug peddler who had supplied drugs to the accused and the owner of the club where Phogat was seen partying the night before her death. Both have been arrested by Anjuna police.
On Friday, Goa police alleged that Sonali Phogat was drugged at a party by two accused in her murder case, based on confessions of the two accused arrested in the case. She was brought dead St Anthony Hospital in the Anjuna area of North Goa on Monday, where the police initially said that she appeared to have suffered a heart attack.
Moreover, security camera footage has emerged from a Goa restaurant, showing her staggering out while being unable to walk on her own. She is being helped by Sangwan.
The other, Sukhwinder Singh, was with them as they left the popular partying joint, Curlie's Restaurant, on Anjuna beach for their hotel on Monday night.
The other, Sukhwinder Singh, was with them as they left the popular partying joint, Curlie's Restaurant, on Anjuna beach for their hotel on Monday night.
However, Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka filed a complaint accusing her personal assistant Sudhir and his aide Sukhvinder of killing the BJP leader. On Friday, Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi revealed that Sangwan and Singh had confessed to mixing an “obnoxious chemical” into Phogat's drink.
The two accused will be produced before the court this afternoon and Goa police is likely to seek their custody for 14 days.
Her mortal remains were given to the family on August 25 after an autopsy. Her funeral was held earlier on Friday.