Two-time Olympian Sushil Kumar, who was arrested by the Delhi Police on Sunday in reference to the demise of wrestler Sagar Rana, has been suspended until further orders, officers stated on Tuesday.
Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar stated, “A case against Sushil Kumar, (Adhoc)JAG/ IRTS, on premature repatriation to Northern Railway from NDMC, in respect of a criminal offence, is under investigation. He was detained in police custody on May 23 for a period exceeding forty-eight hours.”
“Now, therefore Sushil Kumar JAG/ (Adhoc) IRTS is deemed to have been suspended with effect from the date of detention i.e. May 23, 2021 in terms of Rule 5 (2) of (D&A) Rules, 1968 and shall remain under suspension until further orders,” he stated.
Kumar was arrested after staying on the run for 18 days after the demise of wrestler Rana.
According to Delhi Police officers, Kumar had travelled to Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana throughout the 18-day-long cat and mouse chase sport.
He was lastly arrested from Delhi’s Mundka space on Sunday morning, when he had come to gather some money and in addition borrowed a scooty from a nationwide stage participant. The Delhi Police had additionally introduced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on Kumar and Rs 50,000 on his aide Ajay.
Kumar was despatched to 6 days’ custody by a Delhi court docket.
On May 18, Kumar had moved an anticipatory bail plea in New Delhi’s Rohini court docket, however the court docket rejected it.
On May 4, two teams of wrestlers clashed with one another at Chhatrasal Stadium resulting in the demise of 23-year-old Dhankar as a consequence of accidents he sustained throughout the brawl. A Delhi court docket had additionally issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) in opposition to Kumar.
The Delhi Police had additionally issued a lookout discover for Kumar who gained a bronze medal within the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and silver within the 2012 London Olympic Games.
