Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar was on Wednesday despatched to nine-day judicial custody by a Delhi court. Kumar, who’s an accused within the alleged homicide of younger wrestler Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium, was produced earlier than Metropolitan Magistrate Rashmi Gupta who despatched him to judicial custody. Kumar was later shifted to Mandoli jail following court’s order.
The Justice of the Peace rejected a Delhi Police plea for 3 extra days of custody of Sushil Kumar who’s dealing with prices of homicide, cupable murder and kidnapping.
The worldwide wrestler was arrested on May 23 from outer Delhi’s Mundka space. Following his arrest, the court had remanded him to six days police custody, which was later prolonged by 4 extra days.
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Sushil Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar and two of his pals Sonu and Amit Kumar on the intervening night time of May 4 and 5. Sagar succumbed to the accidents later.
Last week, a video surfaced on the social media purportedly exhibiting Kumar and his associates allegedly hitting one other man with sticks.
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In the video, Kumar and his associates are purportedly seen carrying sticks of their fingers whereas the injured man believed to be Sagar Dhankar might be seen mendacity on the bottom.
(With inputs from businesses)