Sushil Kumar was arrested in May 2021 and is the prime accused in the murder of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.
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Attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and criminal conspiracy are the other charges slapped against the Olympian and 17 others
Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand refused to grant relief to Kumar after hearing the arguments of both the prosecution and defense at length.
Sushil Kumar, along with his associates, allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends at the stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over an alleged property dispute. Dhankar, 23, succumbed to the injuries later.
Sushil Kumar case: The international wrestler is facing charges of murder, cupable homicide and kidnapping.
Sushil Kumar case: The international wrestler and Olympic medalist faces charges of murder, culpable homicide and kidnapping.
Sagar Rana's murder points to a series of illegal activities involving former wrestlers, and an alliance with gangsters in search of a continuous supply of gun-toting, deal-brokering, cash-carrying muscle.
Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra granted the police six-day custody of Kumar, who was arrested, along with co-accused Ajay, on Sunday from outer Delhi's Mundka area.
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Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has been named in the FIR, is on the run, and efforts are on to trace him, cops said.
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