Court denies bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in Chhatrasal Stadium murder case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday denied bail to Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in the

Chhatrasal Stadium murder case

.


Additional Sessions Judge

Shivaji Anand

refused to grant relief to Kumar after hearing the arguments of both the prosecution and defense at length.

Kumar had sought relief from the court asserting that police built a false case against him and presented a "guilty image" of him.

The 38-year-old wrestler was arrested on May 23 and has been lodged in jail since June 2, 2021.

Kumar, along with others, allegedly assaulted former junior national wrestling champion

Sagar Dhankar

and his friends at the stadium in May over an alleged property dispute.

Dhankar succumbed to the injuries later. According to the post-mortem report, he died due to “cerebral damage resulting from blunt object impact”.