Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case: Delhi Police arrests Sushil Kumar
Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for alleged involvement in the murder of a fellow wrestler, was arrested by the Delhi Police this morning. He was arrested along with a co-accused from northwest Delhi's Mundka. Notably, Police were on the lookout for Sushil for his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at a stadium in Delhi.
Sushil arrested from Mundka earlier this morning
Neeraj Thakur, Special CP-Special Cell, told ANI that Sushil and Ajay were arrested from Mundka by a team of Special Cell. "A team of Special Cell SR led by Inspector Shivkumar, Inspector Karambir and supervised by ACP Attar Singh has arrested Sushil Kumar and Ajay from Mundka area of Delhi in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium," he said.
Sushil and his associates assaulted had assaulted a fellow wrestler
Sushil and his associates had earlier assaulted fellow wrestler Rana and his two friends on May 4 at the national capital's Chhatrasal Stadium. All three had to be hospitalized as Rana died due to his injuries later on. The Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Sushil, who had since been on the run.
