The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in the 2021 murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside the Delhi High Court’s March 4 order that had allowed Kumar’s release. The apex court has directed the wrestler to surrender within a week.Kumar, along with several others, is accused of fatally assaulting Dhankar in May 2021 over an alleged property dispute. Two of Dhankar’s friends were also injured in the attack.According to the post-mortem report, Dhankar died due to cerebral damage caused by the impact of a blunt object.
Newsinc24 Team
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