Sonali Phogat, an Indian actress and politician, passed away from a heart attack on 22 August 2022 in Goa. |
She commenced her television career in 2006 as an anchor on a Haryanvi show broadcasted on Doordarshan. |
Her husband, Sanjay Phogat, passed away under mysterious circumstances at his Hisar farmhouse in 2016. |
She appeared in the web series "THE STORY OF BADMASHGARH" in 2019. |
Active on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, Sonali was engaged on various social media platforms. |
She featured in the 2019 Haryanvi song "Bandook Aali Jaatni." |
Sonali served as the National Vice President of BJP's Mahila Morcha and led its Scheduled Tribe wing in Haryana, New Delhi, and Chandigarh. |
She worked for the BJP in tribal areas of Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. |
In 2019, BJP nominated her to contest the Haryana Assembly Elections from Adampur. |
Following a controversial speech at a rally in Balasmand Village on 8 October 2019, Sonali Phogat faced criticism but later apologized for her remarks. |
An enthusiast of cats, Sonali had a fondness for the animals. |
A video of her slapping an official with her slippers circulated on social media on 5 June 2020. |
After an autopsy report revealed multiple injuries on her body, her family raised concerns that she was raped and then murdered by her assistants. |