NEW DELHI: The police have arrested two persons and charged them with murder in connection with the death of Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat in Goa.
She died under mysterious circumstances in the coastal state on Tuesday.

Who are the accused?
The two, Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, are said to be associates of Phogat, who was brought dead to the St Anthony Hospital in Anjuna in North Goa district on August 23 morning. The duo accompanied her when she arrived in Goa on August 22. Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said that an FIR under Section 302 (murder) has been registered at the Anjuna Police Station based on the complaint filed by Phogat’s brother. “The case was registered on Thursday following a complaint by Rinku Dhaka, the brother of Sonali Phogat.
What did the medical report say?
Initially, the cause of the death was mentioned as a suspected heart attack. However, a post-mortem report later said there were “multiple blunt force injuries” on her body. After this, Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code was added to the case related to the death of the 42-year-old leader.

What did the family allege?
In a complaint filed on the day of her death, Phogat’s brother Rinku Dhaka named both the accused. Family members of Sonali Phogat has alleged that she was brought to Goa on the pretext of film shoot by accused persons. “Sudhir Sagwan (PA of Phogat) told us that film shooting was there on August 24. But hotel rooms were booked only for two days, on August 22 and 23. There was no film shoot. It was false. We didn’t see any actor or film shoot here,” Rinku Dhaka, the brother of Sonali Phogat, said. Three years ago, one of her aides had sexually assaulted her after spiking her food and later blackmailed her, Dhaka further said in the police complaint.