A man was detained in connection with the Sonali Phogat death case, after the family accused him of taking a laptop and mobile from the farmhouse of the deceased BJP leader. Haryana Police has recovered the items following which the questioning is underway. Goa Police reached the state on Wednesday for further investigation into the case.
“A man named Shivam has been detained. He was in UP’s Meerut-Ghaziabad area. We are questioning him further,” said Mandeep Chahal, SHO.
The official said that the police of both states will visit Sonali Phogat’s farmhouse. “Goa police and Haryana police will go to her (Sonali Phogat) farmhouse, then will go to the residence of Sonali Phogat in Sant Nagar in Hisar. Goa police will also go to Gurugram after this,” he said.
Naryan Chand, DSP, Hisar informed that a complaint was filed by the family of Sonali Phogat against Shivam. “Sonali Phogat death case: Family members filed a complaint against a man named Shivam accusing him of taking laptop & mobile. We recovered those & 4 DVRs (Digital video recorders). We are questioning him,” said DSP, Hisar. The official further said that the Goa Police is taking statements of the deceased leader’s family and the Haryana Police is cooperating in the probe.
“Goa police personnel have come here, they’re taking statements of Sonali Phogat’s family members, and we are cooperating with them. We will accompany them to places they want to visit pertaining to the probe,” Chand added.
Meanwhile, Sonali Phogat’s daughter Yashodhara Phogat on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged murder of her mother while also stating that the family is not satisfied with the probe conducted by the Goa Police. The family of Sonali Phogat had met Khattar on August 27, after which the Chief Minister had assured of a CBI probe into the case.