Breaking: Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court Remands Wrestler Sushil Kumar And His Associate To 6 Days Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Sunday sent  Wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar to 6 days police custody remand who are arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.

Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra pronounced the order after hearing Delhi Police's Plea seeking 12 days police custody remand of both the accused persons. 

Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava appeared on behalf of the Prosecution whereas Advocate Satwik Misra appeared for Sushil Kumar.

While seeking 12 days police custody remand, APP Atul Shrivastava submitted before the Court that some cctv footages, alleged weapon used for committing the offences and also the mobile phones have to be recovered by the Police. Moreover, Shrivastava submitted that since the accused has to be taken to various States for the purpose of interrogation, 12 days police custody remand is required owing to the covid guidelines.

On the other hand, Advocate Satwik Misra appearing for Sushil Kumar submitted before the Court that the fact that non bailable warrants were issued against the other accused persons shows that the Police has already identified all of them. Moreover, it was submitted that the Police cannot ask for his custody for the purpose of identification of other persons when he has stated that he was falsely being implicated in the case.

Misra also submitted before the Court that according to the status report filed by the Police in Sushil Kumar's anticipatory bail plea, it has been stated that the autopsy report revealed the cause of death to be "Cerebral Damage due to Dande ki pitaayi". In view of this, it was argued before the Court that the Police is improvising their theory as they have already recovered the "danda" and the car, which according to the defense did not belong to Sushil Kumar.

Furthermore, it was also argued that certain new grounds for seeking 12 days police custody remand was raised by the Police which were not mentioned in the status report filed by the Police in Sushil Kumar's anticipatory bail plea.

Rejecting the prosecution's allegation of Sushil Kumar absconding in the case, it was submitted before the Court that he can choose to go behind the curtain to avail the remedies available in law which is also his fundamental right that cannot be denied to him.

Sushil Kumar was arrested from Delhi Police on Sunday morning. His associate, Ajay Kumar, a physical education teacher at Chhatrasal Stadium, has also been arrested and the Police made their arrest from the Mundka area.

Earlier this week, a Delhi Court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by Sushil Kumar in connection with the case.

Observing that Kumar is a prima facie main conspirator in the case, Additional Sessions Judge Jagdish Kumar ordered thus:

"In the present case the allegations against thea applicant accused are serious in nature. From the perusal of record of investigation so far, it reveals that prima facie the applicant/accused is the main conspirator and FIR is not an encyclopedia. The investigation is still going on and some of the accused persons have not been arrested so far. The NBWs has already been issued against the applicant/accused. The Court is not making any observations on the facts as submitted before Court because it is the stage of anticipatory bail and giving any observation may prejudice the parties vice versa. The statement of the eye witnesses are there. So at this stage, the Court does not inclined to grant anticipatory." 

The Delhi Police had registered an FIR under sec. 302 (punishment for murder) and sec. 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), 365, 325, 323, 341,506, 188, 269, 34 and 120B of IPC along with sec. 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

Reportedly, Sagar, who had been training at the iconic Chhatrasal Stadium, died while two of his friends got injured after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil Kumar and some other wrestlers on May 4, at the Chhatrasal Stadium premises in Delhi.