SC cancels bail of wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case; orders surrender within a week

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of wrestler Sushil Kumar in the murder of another wrestler, Sagar Dhankar.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra also ordered the Olympic medallist to surrender within a week.

The Court issued its verdict on a plea filed by the father of the deceased victim, Sagar Dhankad. In his plea, Sagar’s father, Ashok Dhankad, had challenged the Delhi High Court’s decision to grant bail to Sushil Kumar.

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The Delhi HC had, in May, granted bail to Kumar on the condition of furnishing a Rs 50,000 bail bond and two sureties of the like amount.

Kumar was earlier granted seven days’ interim bail for Knee surgery in July 2023. Kumar, along with other accused persons, is facing trial in the junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar’s murder case.

The victim, Sagar, along with other victims, was allegedly beaten by the accused person at the Chhatrasal Stadium on the night of May 4, 2021. He was injured and later succumbed to the injuries.

Sushil Kumar is one of the most successful athletes in the country. He won a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympics, and four years later at the 2012 London Olympics, Sushil Kumar won the silver medal. (ANI)