Delhi High Court to hear plea on media trial in Sushil Kumar case on May 28

The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 27) agreed to examine a plea seeking to restrain the media from sensationalizing Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar`s trial in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler.

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (May 27) agreed to examine a plea seeking to restrain the media from sensationalizing Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar`s trial in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler. The plea was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh. The court agreed to hear the matter on May 28. The plea moved by a law student claimed that Kumar`s career and reputation was tarnished by the media reporting against him in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler.