NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday registered an FIR against double Olympic medallist and former world champion
Sushil Kumar a day after scuffle broke out between his and wrestler
Praveen Rana
's supporters at the KD Jadhav Stadium here.
On Praveen's brother Navin Rana's complaint, an FIR was field under sections 323 [voluntarily causing hurt] and 341 [wrongful restraint] of the IPC.
WATCH: Wrestlemania at CWG trials; Sushil, Rana supporters clashThe ugly incident occurred after selection trials for the
Commonwealth Games
, to be held in April next year at the
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
. It was attended by, among others,
Wrestling Federation of India
(WFI) President Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan.
The proceedings ended on a stormy note when supporters of both the wrestlers came to blows.
Sushil, who returned to the international arena after three years with a Commonwealth Championships gold, won all his bouts in the 74kg category.
But things took a nasty turn when Rana, after losing to Sushil in the semi-final clash, claimed that the decorated wrestler's supporters beat him and his elder brother "for daring to take the ring" against him.
Sushil, on the other hand, claimed that he was bitten by Rana during the bout. "...he bit me but no problem, it might be his tactics to stop me from performing well. All this is a part of sports," Sushil told reporters after the bouts.
"Whatever happened here was wrong. I condemn it. There was mutual respect after the fight ended," he added.
Rana alleged that Sushil's supporters gave death threats to him and dared him to participate in the upcoming Pro Wrestling League.
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