Sudhir Sangwan is an Indian lawyer and contractor who is best known as the personal secretary of Tiktok star and BJP leader Sonali Phogat. In August 2022, he came under the radar of the Goa police for his alleged involvement in the Sonali Phogat murder case.
Wiki/Biography
Sudhir Sangwan hails from Nuran Khera village in Gohana, Sonipat, Haryana. He holds an LLB degree and is a member of the Gohana Bar Association.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Bald
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Sudhir’s mother is a government employee.
Wife & Children
Sudhir is married. His wife is a JBT teacher in Rohtak. The couple has three children.
Alleged Relationship with Sonali Phogat
Sudhir Sangwan met Sonali Phogat for the first time during the Lok Sabha elections 2019. The meeting was apparently arranged by a man from Gagdwas village in Bhiwani district, who has connections with many film actors. He worked behind the scenes for about five months and appeared in public during the 2019 State Assembly Elections; Sonali contested the election from Adampur assembly seat on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. Sudhir helped him during the election campaign. He first visits Sonali’s house as a guest and slowly makes her his permanent home. Speaking about the same during a media chat, one of Sonali’s relatives said,
One day I got a call from Sonali. He said that a guest from Australia had come to the house. He is a lawyer and I should go see him. When I reached Sonali’s house, Sudhir was walking in Capri. After a day, he left. After a week, Sudhir came back and stayed at Sonali’s house for 7 days. Gradually, he made Sonali’s house his permanent home. Within a month, Sudhir understood who was close to Sonali in the family.”
Gradually, he took everything, from Sonali’s farmhouse keys to her ATM card, financial assets, and even her phone. He used to decide who Sonali would meet and who would be allowed to enter Sonali’s house. Apparently, he took a house on rent in Gurgaon Greens society located in Sector 102 Gurugram, where he mentioned Sonali Phogat as his wife in the documents.
Sudhir Sangwan with Sonali Phogat
Career
After completing his LLB, Sudhir started working as a lawyer in Gohana. After a while, he opened a chicken farm, which did not work well. He even started working as a middleman to subsidize farmers in poly houses. He also worked briefly as a contractor and in 2019, he started working as the personal secretary of Tiktok star and BJP leader Sonali Phogat.
Controversy
Cheating the Landlord
During 2015-2016, Sudhir lived with his parents, wife and children in a rented house in Sector-2, Rohtak, Haryana. The landlord of his house once accused him of persecuting him (landlord) and also occupying his house (landlord). After that, he asked Sudhir’s family to vacate his house within seven months.
Accused of fraud
While Sudhir was working as a middleman to subsidize farmers in a poly house, he was accused of fraud. Reportedly, he kept all the subsidy money himself and did not give it to the farmers. He had to serve time in prison for his actions.
Allegation of Rape
After the death of Sonali Phogat, her brother Rinku Dhaka filed a complaint with the police alleging that Sangwan had raped her sister Sonali three years ago after mixing some disgusting substances in her food. He recorded the incident with his phone and apparently forced Sonali to have physical contact with him many times. He also blackmailed her to end her political and film career if she did not agree with him.
Suspect in Sonali Phogat Murder Case
Sonali Phogat died under mysterious circumstances in Goa on August 22, 2022. Initially, it was believed that she died of a heart attack. However, her post-mortem report revealed that she had several injuries on her body and her family members claimed that she was raped by two men. Immediately after the police started investigating the case, they came across three CCTV recordings.
First CCTV Footage: The first video is of Curlies restaurant in Goa where Sudhir is seen handling Sonali as she cannot walk properly. In the same footage, Sudhir and his friend Sukhwinder Singh are seen taking Sonali to the toilet and they stay there for about two hours.
Sudhir helps Sonali Phogat walk
Second CCTV Footage: The 36-second video is a disco. In the video, Sonali is seen dancing with the two men namely Sudhir and Sukhwinder. However, she seems uncomfortable dancing with Sukhwinder and tries to get rid of him many times. Sudhir also danced by their side.
Sonali Phogat danced with Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh
Third CCTV Footage: In the third video, Sudhir is seen forcibly drugging Sonali by putting a bottle in her mouth while she is dancing with them.
Sudhir forces Sonali Phogat to eat the mixture
After examining the video, the Goa police arrested Sudhir Sangwan and Sukhwinder Singh for further questioning.
Sudhir’s confession during police interrogation
According to Goa police officials, during police interrogation, Sudhir and Sukhwinder confessed to forcibly giving methamphetamine to Sonali Phogat by mixing it in water. when Sonali’s health deteriorates from a drug overdose, they take her to the toilet. During a press conference, Inspector General of Police Omvir Singh Bishnoi while giving details about the incident said,
After reaching Goa, Sudhir along with Sukhwinder took Sonali Phogat to Curlie’s restaurant in North Goa on the pretext of partying and he (Sangwan) mixed some disgusting substances in the drinking water and forced Sonali to drink it. After drinking the water he felt sick and sick in the restaurant. He was then taken by Sangwan and Sukhwinder to the hotel, where they stayed and then to St Antony’s hospital, Anjuna where he was pronounced dead.”
Sudhir Phogat in police custody
Facts/Trivia
- According to several sources, Sudhir likes to stay close to political personalities.
- Apparently, Sudhir who introduced Sukhwinder Singh to Sonali Phogat said that Singh would help Sonali get a job in Goa.
- Sudhir used to arrange various luxury rides for Sonali during the elections. Some of the vehicles he curated for Sonali Phogat include Mercedes, Ford Endeavor and Skoda cars.
Sonali Phogat poses with a luxury ride that Sudhir Sangwan arranged for her
- Reportedly, Sudhir is still using Sonali’s mobile phone even 12 hours after her death.
- According to Sonali’s relatives and friends, she never takes any decision without Sudhir’s consent. He controls Sonali’s routine in such a way that even her family members cannot contact her without Sudhir’s will.
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
