New Delhi: A video surfaced on social media Thursday. It purportedly showed two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his associates allegedly hitting another man with sticks. Sushil Kumar and some of his associates have already been arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in the murder of junior wrestler Sagar Rana.
In the video, Kumar and his associates are purportedly seen carrying sticks in their hands. Also the man can be seen lying on the ground in an injured condition. Delhi Police did not comment when contacted to confirm about the veracity of video.
Kumar and his associate Ajay were arrested Sunday in connection with the death of wrestler Sagar Rana (23).
Sagar died and two of his friends were injured after they were allegedly assaulted by Kumar and others inside the Chhatrasal Stadium. The incident occurred on the intervening night of May 4 and May 5 over a dispute. It was related to a property located in the Model Town area.
Later, four associates of Kumar, who were involved in incident, were also arrested. The accused were identified as Bhupender (38), Mohit (22), Gulab (24). They all are residents of Haryana’s Jhajjar district and Manjeet (29), a native of Rohtak district.
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They are active members of the Kala Asauda and Neeraj Bawana gangs. They were arrested from Delh’s Kanjhawala area Tuesday night.
Speaking about Kumar’s interrogation, a police official said Thursday the wrestler comes up with new stories every day. He also keeps changing his statements. The police had said people working at the stadium or nearby areas are also being quizzed in connection with the matter.
The investigating team is yet to recover Kumar’s cell phone and are working to track the device, the police said. They added fingerprints collected from the spot have been sent for further examination.
