Wrestler Sushil in further 4-day custody in murder case

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Updated At : 12:33 PM May 30, 2021 IST

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New Delhi, May 29

A Delhi court today 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 here.

Serious charges
Olympian is accused of murdering a 23-year-old wrestler at the Chhatrasal Stadium

The court had earlier remanded him in six-day police custody. “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’s custody for seven days. Sushil and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar and his friends on May 4 night. Dhankar later died. — PTI

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