PHOGAT CASE: Sukhwinder, Sudhir custody extended

Meanwhile, JMFC Mapusa has reserved its order on the bail plea of Edwin Nunes for Wednesday afternoon.

MAPUSA: The JMFC Mapusa has granted two days of police custody to the accused Sukhwinder Singh and Sudhir Sangwan in the Sonali Phogat murder case.

Singh and Sangwan, the main accused in the murder case of actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat, were earlier sent to 10-day police custody. The police custody is now extended for more two days.

Phogat’s brother, Rinku Dhaka had filed a complaint against the two accused at Anjuna Police Station alleging that the duo had murdered his sister and it was not a case of natural death due to a heart attack.

Meanwhile, JMFC Mapusa has reserved its order on the bail plea of Edwin Nunes for Wednesday afternoon.

To date, five persons have been arrested in the alleged murder case. Investigations into the case have revealed that Phogat was allegedly drugged on the night of her murder.

The victim’s family has demanded a CBI probe in the case.

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