Yet another particular person has been arrested in reference to the alleged homicide of actor and BJP chief Sonali Phogat in Goa. With this, 5 folks have thus far been arrested within the case.

The drug vendor was arrested on Saturday night time for allegedly supplying medication to a different vendor, who allegedly provided medication to Ms Phogat’s associates, information company PTI reported quoting officers.

The proprietor of the restaurant the place Phogat was seen partying the night time earlier than her demise, and a drug vendor have been arrested on Saturday and charged with homicide and medicines instances.

The Haryana BJP chief’s associates, Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh, who have been arrested on Thursday, have been despatched to 10 days in police custody.

The police have thus far interrogated greater than 25 folks, together with the employees on the restaurant, the resort the place Phogat was staying, the hospital the place she was declared introduced lifeless, and her driver.

Phogat was compelled to drink methamphetamine medication (meth) by the accused on the well-known restaurant-cum-nightclub Curlie on Anjuna seashore on Monday, the police have stated, citing safety digicam footage and alleged confessions.

She “felt uneasy” and will barely stroll on her personal after ingesting it, and was taken to the resort, Grand Leonny, by her associates the place they have been staying. The BJP chief was taken to St Anthony’s Hospital subsequent morning, the place she was declared introduced lifeless.

Although Phogat’s demise was initially seen as a case of coronary heart assault, a homicide case was registered by Goa police after her household demanded an intensive probe and an intervention by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

The Haryana authorities has stated that it’ll write to Goa to hunt handover of actor and BJP chief Sonali Phogat’s homicide case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The announcement was made after Phogat’s household met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh.