Sonali Phogat,
TikTok star and BJP leader, died in Goa on August 22. Her family has claimed
Phogat was murdered and has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
probe into the case. Phogat’s family had approached Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar and he in turn has had a word with Goa CM Pramod Sawant,
both BJP leaders.

“Haryana CM
Khattar spoke with me and requested a thorough investigation into the case. He
wants CBI to take over the case after family members met in person and requested
the same,” Pramod Sawant told ANI on Sunday. He added that Goa will transfer
the case to CBI if needed.

“I don’t
have an issue with it. After all formalities today, if required, I will give
this case to CBI,” Sawant said.

On Saturday,
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar assured members of Sonali Phogat’s family of a
CBI investigation into the BJP leader’s death. The Haryana government will
write to the Goa government seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
probe into the death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat after her family met with
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in this regard, the Haryana Chief Minister’s
Office (CMO) issued a statement Saturday.

Police have
arrested five people in the case and have filed murder charges. The first two
people to be arrested were Sonali Phogat’s associates Sudhir Sangwan, Phogat’s
personal assistant (PA), and Sukhwinder Wasi. Later, cops arrested Edwin Nunes,
the owner of Curlies bar shack in Anjuna, where Phogat initially complained of
restlessness, and Dattaprashad Gaonkar, a suspected drug dealer.

Police said
investigation has revealed that Dattaprashad Gaonkar was supplying drugs at Hotel
Grand Leoney Resort, where Sonali Phogat and her associates were staying.
Gaonkar was a room boy in the same hotel. Further investigation is underway.

Sonali
Phogat, 42, had blunt force injuries on her body, the autopsy report had
confirmed. It was her brother Rinku Phogat who accused Sonali’s associates of
murder after which the police lodged a murder case.