Wrestler Sushil Kumar To Remain In Jail As Court Extends Judicial Custody Till July 9

Sushil Kumar, along with his associates, allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends at Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over an alleged property dispute. Sagar Dhankar, 23, succumbed to the injuries later.

A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar till July 9 in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi. Sushil Kumar was brought before Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Aggarwal at the end of the 14-day judicial custody. He is facing charges of murder, culpable homicide, and kidnapping. According to the counsel of the accused, he has been moved to Tihar jail number 2 from Mandoli jail, where he was earlier lodged. 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. Sagar Dhankar, 23, succumbed to the injuries later.