More hassle is brewing for two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on Sunday morning from the nationwide capital, as he could be stripped of all the very best honours introduced by the Government of India thus far in his profession.
Notably, owing to his bronze medal-winning efficiency within the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sushil was bestowed with the celebrated Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest honour for sportspersons in 2009. However, with the newly established homicide costs on Sushil, the star wrestler may be stripped of the celebrated award by the President of India. The President of India might cancel and annul any nationwide award honour if the recipient commits any acts of felony misconduct or in any other case abuses the award.
Sushil additionally acquired the Arjuna award in 2006 and a Padma Shri award in 2011 by the Government of India. But, if confirmed responsible within the homicide case then Sushil could be requested to give up each the awards.
Meanwhile, Kumar, employed with the Indian Railways, is posted as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at Chhattrasal Stadium, the place the brawl allegedly befell on May 4. However, the wrestler now risks losing his job.
Northern Railway spokesperson Neeraj Kumar stated: “We will take action as per extent rules once letter is received from Dehi government.”
Kumar was arrested on Sunday morning alongside along with his aide Ajay Kumar, who has been on the run for over 18 days in a number of states after the demise of wrestler Sagar Rana after the brawl on May 4 at Chhatrasal stadium in New Delhi.
Rana succumbed to accidents later in a hospital.
According to Delhi Police officers, Kumar had travelled to Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana throughout the 18 days lengthy cat and mouse chase recreation.
He was lastly arrested from Delhi’s Mundka space on Sunday morning, when he had come to gather some money and additionally borrowed a scooty from a nationwide stage participant. Delhi Police had additionally introduced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on Kumar and Rs 50,000 on his aide Ajay.
According to Special Cell officers, Kumar had received the beating of Rana recorded on a cell phone to terrorise the wrestling circuit within the metropolis. Kumar was despatched to 6 days’ custody by a Delhi court docket.
Police knowledgeable the court docket that Kumar had requested his buddy Prince to make the video of beating Dhankar. “He wanted to instill fear in the wrestling community in Delhi,” police knowledgeable the court docket.
On May 18, Kumar had moved an anticipatory bail in New Delhi’s Rohini court docket, however the court docket rejected his bail plea.
On May 4, two teams of wrestlers clashed with one another at Chhatrasal Stadium resulting in the demise of 23-year-old Rana resulting from accidents he sustained throughout the brawl. The Delhi court docket had additionally issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) in opposition to Kumar.
Delhi Police had additionally issued a lookout discover for Kumar who received bronze within the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and silver within the 2012 London Olympic Games in 66 kg class.
