Post-mortem reveals injury marks on body, claims Sonali Phogat’s brother 

Deepening the death mystery of the actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat, the brother of the deceased on Thursday claimed that her post-mortem report showed injury marks on her body. However, Goa Police said no sharp-edged injuries were found on the body. Sonali died in Goa on Tuesday.

Rinku Dhaka, brother of Sonali said, “A probe should be done as per the filed FIR. The post-mortem report says that her (Sonali Phogat) body has marks of injury.”

The Goa Police on Thursday also registered a murder case against two persons for their alleged involvement in the death of Sonali. Her body will reach Delhi tonight.

“Murder case has been registered against two persons in Anjuna Police Station. The probe in the case is underway. The deceased’s brother has mentioned the involvement of her PA and one other person. Post-mortem report expected in 1-2 hours. Victim’s body will reach Delhi tonight,” O.S. Bishnoi, Inspector General of Police, Goa said.

“Women police officers who conducted a physical examination of Sonali Phogat’s body have not found any sharp-edged injuries on the body,” added the IGP Bishnoi.

Further, Rinku said the actor had no plans to visit Goa and she was brought there as per a conspiracy.

“She had no plan to come to Goa. She was brought as per a pre-planned conspiracy. There was no movie shoot. Two rooms in the hotel had been booked only for two days. Film shooting was supposed to happen on August 24 but rooms were only booked for August 21-22,” he said.

Sonali was brought dead to the St Anthony Hospital at Anjuna in North Goa on Tuesday morning. While preliminary reports suggested that she died of a cardiac arrest, her family members suspect foul play.

Sonali’s brother Rinku Dhaka has filed a complaint with Goa Police, alleging that his sister was raped and murdered by her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder.

In the complaint, Rinku stated that Sonali had spoken to her mother, sister and brother-in-law a few hours before her demise on 23 August. Rinku alleged that Phogat’s PA raped her after adding drugs to her meals.

Sonali’s nephew Moninder Phogat said, “Hume shak nahi hume yakin hai ki aisa hua hai unke saath. (We are sure that our sister was raped and murdered).”

Sonali’s 15-year-old daughter Yashodhara sought justice for her mother.

Sonali contested the last Assembly election from Haryana from the Adampur constituency on a BJP ticket against Kuldeep Bishnoi. She also appeared in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ in 2020.