Wrestler murder case: Sushil Kumar’s police custody extended by 4 days

A Delhi court on Saturday extended by four days the police custody of Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar, arrested in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler at the Chhatrasal Stadium.

The court had earlier sent the accused to six days‘ police custody for interrogation.

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Sushil Kumar was produced before the court on Saturday at the end of the remand period.

“In the interest of justice, I deem it appropriate to allow the application of the police for four days only,” Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Goel said.

The police had sought Sushil Kumar’s custody for seven days.

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Sushil Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar on the intervening night of May 4 and 5. Sagar succumbed to the injuries later.

The international wrestler was arrested, along with co-accused Ajay Kumar, on May 23 from outer Delhi’s Mundka area. He was evading arrest and had been on the run for nearly three weeks.