Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 12: In the case of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar’s death, Olympian Sushil Kumar and 17 others were charged with murder, attempted murder, rioting, unlawful assembly, and other offences, including criminal conspiracy.
Two suspects who are on the run have also been charged by the Rohini court in Delhi.
Sushil Kumar and co-accused Ajay from Mundka in outer Delhi were both apprehended after being on the run for about three weeks for their claimed roles in the killing of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.
A Delhi Court frames charges u/s of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly & other sections incl criminal conspiracy against Olympian Sushil Kumar & 17 others in junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar murder case. Court has also framed charges against 2 absconding accused. pic.twitter.com/xhOuiaIWJ8
— ANI (@ANI) October 12, 2022
Police claim that on May 4 at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the nation’s capital, the 37-year-old champion wrestler and his companions attacked 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankar and his two friends. They all need hospitalisation. Later, Dhankar passed away from his wounds.
According to the Delhi Police’s status report, the accused is the mastermind behind the current case and collaborated with other co-accused to kidnap the victims from various locations using weapons and men, including infamous criminals from Haryana and Delhi.
Sushil Kumar sought protection from arrest on May 18 of last year, stating that the investigation against him was unfair and that he was not responsible for any injuries the victim had sustained. However, the judge rejected his anticipatory bail request, stating that the charges against him were severe and that he was “prima facie the chief conspirator.”
In March of this year, Delhi Police filed an opposition to Sushil Kumar’s bail request in Delhi High Court, claiming that one of the case’s witnesses had requested protection from the champion wrestler and his colleagues because they were so afraid of them.
