The untimely death of actor and politician Sonali Phogat came as a shock to everyone. It has previously been said that the actress may have died of a heart attack, but now that the day has passed, new mysteries are also emerging claiming it was a murder and not a natural death.
The family and loved ones of the 41-year-old actress, who breathed her last on the night of August 22, 2022, allege foul play in the case. Rinku Dhaka, Sonali’s brother, filed a formal complaint in Goa claiming that she did not die of a heart attack and that her associate Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder Wasi had raped and killed her.
Who is Sudhir Sangwan?
Sonali met her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan in 2019 during her political activities. He is from Rothak and the other defendant, Sukhwinder Vasi, who was also Sonali’s accomplice, is from Bhiwani, Haryana.
In the complaint to Rinku, Dhaka makes serious accusations against Sangwan, accusing him of the murder and rape of Sonali. He claimed that Sangwan, along with his friend Sukhwinder, blackmailed Sonali over an unwanted video taken after she added some substance to her food and then raped her.
He also said that Sangwang had complete control over Sonali, which made Sonali unable to even talk to her family. He claimed that Sangwan began keeping a complete record of Sonali’s money and property, which Sonali signed many times without reading the papers.
Viral CCTV footage before Sonali’s death
The viral video recording of Sonali from CCTV cameras, which was the main evidence of Sangwan and Vasya’s involvement in the case, shocked everyone. It was from the same hotel where Sonali was staying in Goa. In the video, we can clearly see Sonali being escorted out of the hotel by her assistant. This is a video of Sonali allegedly having a heart attack. Now, however, the case of her death has taken a different turn.
The video is being shared on social media:
#CABLE TV resort footage in #Goa indicates #SonaliFogat in a state of intoxication. She was held by her PA #SudhirSangwan @thetribunechd #SonaliPhogateDeath #SonaliMysteryDeath #SonaliPhogatMysteryDeath #SonaliFogat #Sonali pic.twitter.com/F1wk2vgirJ
— Deepender Deswal (@deependerdeswal) August 26, 2022
Police arrested two more accused
Following a complaint filed by the Phogat family, the police arrested Sangwan and Vasya on Friday, August 26, 2022 in connection with her murder. According to IGP Goa Police, both suspects admitted that Phogat did not die of a heart attack, but was deliberately drugged. The cause of her death is reported to have been a drug overdose.
Sonali Phogat death case: Goan police arrest two more people, including restaurant owner
Read @API History | https://t.co/qhXP0JeMAT#Goa Police #SonaliPhogateDeath pic.twitter.com/QQISGn4LpP
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) August 27, 2022
Another video has surfaced online showing the two defendants dancing with her:
This video is about a month ago about a farmhouse in Gurugram, #SonaliFogat dancing with #SudhirSangwan as well as #SuhwinderSangwan#SonaliMysteryDeath #CABLE TV pic.twitter.com/L9kbs97WhD
— Ashwani Pathak (@AsvaniPathak) August 26, 2022
