The Goa police had handled the initial investigation…
New Delhi: Actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat's personal assistant is among the two accused by probe agency CBI of forcing her to take drugs just hours before her death in the month of August.
The Haryana BJP leader's associates, personal assistants Sudhir Sangwan, and Sukhwinder Singh were accused of forcibly drugging and killing her. Both were arrested in August.
On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet against both the accused in a Goa court.
The Goa police had handled the initial investigation before the case was handed over to the CBI.
Ms. Phogat was forced to drink methamphetamine drugs (meth) by the accused at the famous restaurant-cum-nightclub Curlie on Anjuna beach, the Goa police had earlier said, citing security camera footage and confessions.
She "felt uneasy" and could barely walk on her own after drinking it, and was taken to the hotel, Grand Leonny, by her associates where they were staying. The BJP leader was taken to St Anthony's Hospital the next morning, where she was declared brought dead.
Sonali Phogat contested the 2019 assembly polls but lost the election. She has been with the BJP since 2008. Her husband Sanjay Phogat, who died six years ago, had also been active in social and political fields.
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