India’s two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for over a fortnight for alleged hyperlinks with the homicide of former worldwide wrestler Sagar Rana, was arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday morning (May 23), confirmed Delhi Police, who’ve additionally arrested Sushil’s affiliate, Ajay Kumar, who had been accompanying the wrestler ever since Sagar Rana’s homicide.
“Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested by a team of Special Cell,” stated Neeraj Thakur, Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell).
A non-bailable warrant was issued towards 38-year-old Sushil Kumar and others within the case referring to the alleged killing of 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium.
On May 18, Kumar had moved an anticipatory bail in New Delhi’s Rohini court docket, however the court docket rejected his bail plea.
Last week, Delhi Police had introduced a money award of Rs 1 lakh for suggestions on the celebrated wrestler who was absconding since May 4 after two teams of wrestlers clashed with one another at Chhatrasal Stadium resulting in the dying of 23-year-old Rana as a result of accidents he sustained in the course of the brawl.
Kumar, employed with the Indian Railways, is posted as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at Chhattrasal Stadium, the place the brawl allegedly occurred.
Wrestler Sushil is taken into account to be probably the most profitable athletes within the nation as he gained a silver medal within the 2012 London Olympics, and 4 years earlier, he had introduced dwelling a bronze medal in Beijing Olympics.
