Arrested aide had given spiked pudding to Sonali Phogat, was eyeing property, claims nephew

Days after actor-politician Sonali Phogat died in Goa, her nephews have claimed that her arrested aide, Sudhir Pal Sangwan, had tried to poison her earlier too and was eyeing her property.

Days after actor-politician Sonali Phogat died in Goa, her nephews have claimed that her jailed aide, Sudhir Pal Sangwan, had tried to poison her earlier too and was eyeing her property.

Sonali’s nephews, Vikas Singhmar and Sachin Phogat said, “Sudhir was trying to put Sonali on drugs for quite some time. He had also given her spiked pudding two months before she died. He was eyeing her property."

Their statement comes just after Goa CM Pramod Sawant said his Haryana counterpart had been apprised of the investigation into Sonali’s death and a confidential report had been sent to the Director General of Police, Haryana.

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Sawant added the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would be involved in the case “if the need arises.” DGP Goa Jaspal Singh had given a four to five-page report to Goa CM Sawant on the death case.

Phogat, 42, who found fame on TikTok and Bigg Boss 14, died under mysterious circumstances in Goa on August 23. The body of the 42-year-old had blunt force trauma, according to a post-mortem report.

So far, police have arrested a north Goa restaurant owner and a drug peddler, who allegedly supplied drugs to the two accused, Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Singh, in the Sonali Phogat murder case.