Sonali Phogat death: Politician and TikTok star was ‘drugged’, police say
Police arrest two in connection with TikTok star’s death, but say their motive remains unknown
Politician and TikTok star Sonali Phogat whose mysterious death is now being investigated as a murder, was forcefully given a drink spiked with an “obnoxious chemical”, claimed police in India’s coastal Goa state.
Officials have also arrested two men in connection, after Phogat, 42, was brought dead to a Goa hospital on 23 August.
Phogat was a member of India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a popular TikToker.
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