Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Sagar Dhankar Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to wrestler Sushil Kumar in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar in May 2021.

Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order granting bail to Kumar, who has been lodged in Tihar jail in the case.

The Court has granted bail to Kumar on a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 and two sureties of like amount.

Kumar was arrested in May 2021. He was earlier granted interim bail for a week for his knee surgery. Charges against Kumar and 17 others were framed in the case in October 2022.

Sagar, who had been training at the Chhatrasal Stadium, died while two of his friends got injured after they were thrashed by Sushil Kumar and other accused persons.

Finding a prima facie case for murder against the accused, the trial court, while framing charges against the accused persons, had noted that the deceased, after being abducted and brought at the stadium, was given severe beatings by many of the accused persons who used danda, baseball and hockey sticks to cause bodily injuries to him.

The judge had further noted that the victims were tortured by the accused persons for a prolonged time after putting lock at the main gate of the stadium so as to rule out any help for the deceased.

Title: Sushil Kumar v. State 

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 270