Delhi Court Extends Murder Accused Sushil Kumar's Police Remand For 4 Days

The Delhi Police had moved an application seeking 7 days police custody remand of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar

Sushil Kumar

New Delhi: Delhi Court on Saturday extended wrestler Sushil Kumar's police remand for four days in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Sagar Rana. 

The Delhi Police had moved an application seeking 7 days police custody remand of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.

After hearing Delhi Police's plea, Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Goel pronounced the order saying, "In the interest of justice, I deem it appropriate to allow the application of the police for four days only." 

Kumar was nabbed last week and remanded in police custody for six days. On Saturday, Sushil Kumar was produced before the court at the end of the remand period.

Sagar Dhankhar who had been training at the iconic Chhatrasal Stadium, died while two of his friends got injured after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil Kumar on May 4, at the Chhatrasal Stadium premises in Delhi. 

Kumar's four associates who were involved in the alleged property dispute case that led to the death of the 23-year-old wrestler. They are active members of the Kala Asauda and Neeraj Bawana gangs and were arrested from Delhi's Kanjhawala area on Tuesday night.

The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR in the case under sections 302 (murder), 308 (culpable homicide), 365 (kidnapping), 325 (causing grievous hurt), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The FIR was also registered under sections 188 (disobedience to order by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease), 120B (criminal conspiracy), and 34 (common intention) of the IPC and various sections of the Arms Act.