The Supreme Court on Wednesday revoked the bail granted to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in the 2021 murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.
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 court directed him to surrender within a week, reported PTI.
The wrestler has been asked to surrender within a week.
Kumar and others are accused of fatally assaulting Dhankar in May 2021 over an alleged property dispute. Two of Dhankar's friends were also injured in the assault.
According to the postmortem report, Dhankar suffered cerebral damage from the impact of a blunt object.
(With inputs from PTI)
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 court directed him to surrender within a week, reported PTI.
The wrestler has been asked to surrender within a week.
Kumar and others are accused of fatally assaulting Dhankar in May 2021 over an alleged property dispute. Two of Dhankar's friends were also injured in the assault.
According to the postmortem report, Dhankar suffered cerebral damage from the impact of a blunt object.
(With inputs from PTI)
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