Supreme Court cancels bail of wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case, orders surrender within week
The court directed him to surrender within one week. He was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March this year, according to HT.
Kumar is charged with the murder of another wrestler, Sagar Dhankar and was arrested in 2021.
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