Panaji

The Goa police on Friday arrested two persons accused in connection with the alleged murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat.

The police have arrested Phogat's PA Sudhir Sangwan and his associate Sukhwinder Singh.

The accused were arrested after the police accessed CCTV footage of the accused and the deceased partying at a club.

 "On the basis of CCTV footage, it was seen that the accused Sudhir Sangwan and his associate Sukhwinder Singh were partying with the deceased at a club. A video establishes that one of them forcefully made the victim consume a substance," Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi said.

Meanwhile, Phogat's brother Rinky Dhaka said, "We are satisfied with how the investigation into the murder of my sister has progressed. The CCTV footage has revealed the truth. We cremated my sister today, will look into the further process to get her justice now."

The accused persons had travelled to Goa along with Phogat on August 22.

Sonali Phogat's brother Rinku Dhaka had earlier filed a complaint alleging that Phogat was murdered by Sudhir Sangwan, her personal trainer along with Sukhwinder Singh who intended "to take over her properties and financial assets to finish her political career. "

The alleged drugging incident happened at Curlies Restaurant at Anjuna in North Goa.

According to Rinku, Sonali’s post-mortem report revealed four injuries and poison as the cause of death.

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The actor, who rose to fame with her TikTok videos, contested the 2019 Haryana election as a BJP candidate but lost to then Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi (he has since joined the BJP).