Accused Sudhir Sangwan and his associate Sukhwinder Singh have confessed that they intentionally mixed an obnoxious chemical into a liquid and made deceased BJP leader Sonali Phogat drink it, the Goa Police informed on Friday.

"On the basis of CCTV footage, it was seen that accused Sudhir Sangwan & his associate Sukhwinder Singh were partying with the deceased at a club. A video establishes that one of them forcefully made the victim consume a substance," IGP Omvir Singh Bishnoi said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

When confronted, Sukhwinder & Sudhir confessed that they intentionally mixed an obnoxious chemical into a liquid and made the victim drink it, the IGP informed.