India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's He Bingjiao to clinch the bronze medal at the Summer Tokyo Olympics 2020 and became the only third Indian athlete to win multiple individual medals at the Olympic Games.
Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is charged with murder and attempted murder of the athlete along with rioting, unlawful assembly, and criminal conspiracy.
Sushil Kumar granted interim bail: Delhi's Rohini court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar in junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar's murder case.
Sushil Kumar along with others is accused of allegedly assaulting former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar and his friends in the parking lot of the city's Chhatrasal stadium on May 4, 2021 over an alleged property dispute.
The shooting took place at Sushil Kumar Wrestling Academy in Sonepat's Halalpur.
In the first charge sheet, the police had said that the brawl at the stadium was the result of a conspiracy hatched by Sushil Kumar.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar had sought relief from the court asserting that police built a false case against him and presented a "guilty image" of him.
Kumar, along with others had allegedly assaulted former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar and his friends at the stadium in May.
Punia acknowledged that probably he was not in the best of his form during the recent Tokyo Olympics bout as he had suffered an injury. However, he managed to secure bronze.
The iconic Akhada blooms back to life with its protege Ravi Dahiya bagging a Tokyo Olympics Silver medal but the absence of Sushil Kumar was felt, say coaches.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who is currently lodged at Delhi's Tihar jail in a murder case, turned emotional on Thursday as he watched Ravi Dahiya lose the men's freestyle 57kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev at the Olympic Games.
Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankar, his friend Sonu and three others at the stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over a property dispute.
There seems to be more trouble ahead for tainted wrestler Sushil Kumar as the crime branch of the Delhi Police has reportedly filed a charge sheet against the two-time Olympic medallist in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case on Monday. As per the latest developments in the alleged killing of wrestler Sagar Dhankar, veteran Indian grappler Sushil has been named as the main accused in the infamous murder case by the law enforcement agency of the national capital.
Gangster Kala Jathedi was arrested by the Delhi Police in Saharanpur. The police had earlier suspected that Kala was running a gang sitting abroad.
Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested one more accused in wrestler Sagar Dhankar's murder case.
The Tihar authorities on Thursday agreed to provide a television for two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who is lodged in the jail in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl.
Delhi Police have arrested a man for posing as a travelling ticket examiner (TTE).
Lodged in Tihar jail, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has asked prison authorities to provide him a television as he expressed his wish to remain updated about wrestling matches.
Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, who is under judicial custody in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium, was seen conducting a photo session with Delhi Police personnel while he was being shifted from Delhi's Mandoli jail to Tihar jail.
According to Tihar jail, the wrestler arrested in Sagar Dhankar murder case will now kept at cell number 2 of the jail
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