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Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar sent to 6-day police remand

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Published : May 23, 2021, 9:44 AM IST

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Updated : May 23, 2021, 7:57 PM IST

19:47 May 23

Sushil Kumar sent to 6-day police remand

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar was on Sunday remanded in police custody for six days over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.

After questioning him for around 30 minutes inside the court, the police sought his custody for 12 days for further interrogation.

Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra granted the police six-day custody of Kumar, who was arrested, along with co-accused Ajay, on Sunday from outer Delhi's Mundka area.

19:26 May 23

Sushil Kumar's video beating Sagar was made to ensure his influence in wrestling circuit: Delhi Police source

The video in which wrestler Sagar Dhankar was beaten by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, was made to ensure that Kumar continues to have his influence in the wrestling circuit and no one opposes him in future, informed a Delhi Police source on Sunday.

"Sushil had asked Prince (friend or associate) to make that video, however, Dhankar died, following which the accused fled," said a source in Delhi Police.

Kumar, who is the prime accused in a case of murder of wrestler Dhankar, and his associate Ajay Bakkarwala had been absconding since the incident of a brawl between the wrestlers on May 4.

17:17 May 23

A team of Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday took wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Bakkarwala to a hospital for a medical check-up soon after their arrest in the morning.

13:56 May 23

ETV Bharat does not vouch for the authenticity of the video

09:42 May 23

Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested

Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case

New Delhi: Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested by a team of Special Cell, said Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell.

A team of Special Cell SR led by Inspector Shivkumar, Inspector Karambir and supervised by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Attar Singh has arrested Sushil Kumar and Ajay from Mundka area of Delhi in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium, said Delhi Police.

Sushil Kumar was on the run since Wrestler Sagar Rana's death.

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Wrestler Sagar Rana died while two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar got injured, after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil Kumar and other wrestlers on May 4 night, at the stadium premises in the national capital.

A Delhi court had declined to grant anticipatory bail to the wrestler who is the only Indian athlete to win two Olympic medals in individual sport.

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Wrestler Sushil is considered to be one of the most successful athletes in the country as he won a silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics, and four years earlier, he had brought home a bronze medal in Beijing Olympics.

Delhi Police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for any information that leads to the arrest of wrestler Sushil Kumar, who was on the run in connection with the case.

with agency inputs

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19:47 May 23

Sushil Kumar sent to 6-day police remand

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar was on Sunday remanded in police custody for six days over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.

After questioning him for around 30 minutes inside the court, the police sought his custody for 12 days for further interrogation.

Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra granted the police six-day custody of Kumar, who was arrested, along with co-accused Ajay, on Sunday from outer Delhi's Mundka area.

19:26 May 23

Sushil Kumar's video beating Sagar was made to ensure his influence in wrestling circuit: Delhi Police source

The video in which wrestler Sagar Dhankar was beaten by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, was made to ensure that Kumar continues to have his influence in the wrestling circuit and no one opposes him in future, informed a Delhi Police source on Sunday.

"Sushil had asked Prince (friend or associate) to make that video, however, Dhankar died, following which the accused fled," said a source in Delhi Police.

Kumar, who is the prime accused in a case of murder of wrestler Dhankar, and his associate Ajay Bakkarwala had been absconding since the incident of a brawl between the wrestlers on May 4.

17:17 May 23

A team of Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday took wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Bakkarwala to a hospital for a medical check-up soon after their arrest in the morning.

13:56 May 23

ETV Bharat does not vouch for the authenticity of the video

09:42 May 23

Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested

Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar arrested in murder case

New Delhi: Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested by a team of Special Cell, said Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell.

A team of Special Cell SR led by Inspector Shivkumar, Inspector Karambir and supervised by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Attar Singh has arrested Sushil Kumar and Ajay from Mundka area of Delhi in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium, said Delhi Police.

Sushil Kumar was on the run since Wrestler Sagar Rana's death.

Also read: Black fungus declared notifiable disease in Uttarakhand

Wrestler Sagar Rana died while two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar got injured, after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil Kumar and other wrestlers on May 4 night, at the stadium premises in the national capital.

A Delhi court had declined to grant anticipatory bail to the wrestler who is the only Indian athlete to win two Olympic medals in individual sport.

Also read: Mucormycosis patients exposed to risk of teeth, jaw infection: doctor

Wrestler Sushil is considered to be one of the most successful athletes in the country as he won a silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics, and four years earlier, he had brought home a bronze medal in Beijing Olympics.

Delhi Police had earlier announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for any information that leads to the arrest of wrestler Sushil Kumar, who was on the run in connection with the case.

with agency inputs

Also read: ICMR survey says COVID infection more widely spread than captured in govt data

Last Updated : May 23, 2021, 7:57 PM IST

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