CBI to take over Sonali Phogat murder case

The Centre handed over the probe into the death of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and social media influencer Sonali Phogat to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The Union government has issued a notification directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over Sonali Phogat murder case. The probe agency will lodge an FIR in the case soon, sources said.

This development comes after Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant wrote to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking an investigation by the CBI.

Haryana BJP leader Sonali Phogat died in Goa on the intervening night of August 22-23, and her death is being treated as a case of murder.

The autopsy of Sonali Phogat revealed multiple 'blunt injuries' on her body. The Goa Police had also said that Phogat was "forcibly drugged by her two associates".