Sagar Dhankar Case: Murder Charges Framed Against Olympian Sushil Kumar & 17 Others By Delhi Court

Murder charges have been framed against Olympian Sushil Kumar.

Sushil Kumar in action.

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Murder charges have been framed against Olympian Sushil Kumar alongside 17 others by Delhi Court for murder, rioting, unlawful assembly, and other sections in the junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar's murder case. A Delhi court on Wednesday framed charges in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case, setting the stage for their trial.

Sushil Kumar along with others is accused of allegedly assaulting former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar and his friends in the parking lot of Chhatrasal Stadium on May 4, 2021, over an alleged property dispute.

A Delhi Court frames charges u/s of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly & other sections incl criminal conspiracy against Olympian Sushil Kumar & 17 others in junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar murder case. Court has also framed charges against 2 absconding accused. pic.twitter.com/xhOuiaIWJ8

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"...charges are to be framed against the accused persons namely Sushil Kumar, Prince, Ajay Kumar, Mohit, Manjeet, Gulab, Bhupender, Rohit Malik, Bijender, Anirudh Dahiya, Subhash, Gaurav Loura, Surjeet Grewal, Anil Dhiman, Praveen Dabas, Praveen, Rahul and Parveen Dabas under Section 302 (Murder) of the IPC read with Section 34 (Common intention) for causing the murder of Sagar Dhankhad,” Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand said. 

The judge further said that the charge under Section 307 (Attempt to murder) of the IPC was also to be made against the accused persons for causing injuries to Jai Bhagwan.  For causing injuries to other victims, the accused persons were also to be charged with Section 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC, the court said.

There was also a strong case for framing charges against the accused persons under Sections 109 (abetment of offence), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 142 (unlawful assembly)  148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon) and 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the IPC, the court said.

(With agencies' input)