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Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar sent to six-day police custody

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar sent to six-day police custody

The Hindu
Sunday, May 23, 2021 03:45:28 PM UTC

The Delhi Police had sought a 12-day custody of the wrestler to interrogate him in connection with the murder of 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankhar at Chhatrasal Stadium in New Delhi.

A Delhi Court on Sunday granted six days police custody of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, in connection with murder of 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankhar at Chhatrasal Stadium here. The Delhi Police had sought a 12-day custody of the Olympian wrestler to interrogate him in connection with the murder case. Mr Kumar was physically produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra. During the hearing, the Additional Public Prosecutor said Police need to interrogate Mr. Kumar to know the motive behind the crime and to recover the weapon used in the murder.
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