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Indian Express
6 days ago
- Indian Express
Sagar Dhankhar murder case: Supreme Court cancels bail of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar
The Supreme Court Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar, facing trial in the 2021 murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar in Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and P K Mishra gave Kumar a week to surrender. The order came on an appeal filed by the father of Sagar Dhankhar challenging the March 4, 2025, order of the Delhi High Court granting him bail. While granting him bail, the HC noted that only 30 of the 186 prosecution witnesses have been examined in the three years since the trial began. Dhankar, who had competed in the 97-kg Greco-Roman category, was beaten to death in a clash involving two groups at the stadium on May 4, 2021. Sushil Kumar's name cropped up when a video of the incident purportedly featuring him came to light. He was arrested after a lookout notice was issued for him as he was on the run. In October 2022, the sessions court framed murder charges against Kumar and 17 others in connection with the killing of 27-year-old wrestler Dhankhar. The court said there was a strong case of murder and attempt to murder after a conjoint reading of witness statements, along with the location chart, medical evidence and other evidence mentioned in the chargesheet. The court also framed charges under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 142 (being a member of unlawful assembly), 148 (rioting armed with a deadly weapon) and 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object). The Delhi Police have accused Sushil Kumar of conspiring with his associates from Delhi and Haryana and asking them to attack Dhankhar.
News18
6 days ago
- News18
Supreme Court Cancels Wrestler Sushil Kumar's Bail, Asks Him To Surrender Within A Week
In a major setback to wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Sagar Dhankhar murder case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of the Olympian.
