Wrestler Sushil Kumar's judicial custody extended till July 9 in murder case

A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar till July 9 in connection with the alleged murder of a young wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium here. Kumar was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Aggarwal at the end of the 14-day judicial custody. He is facing charges of murder, culpable homicide, and kidnapping. According to the counsel of the accused, he has been shifted to Tihar jail number 2 from Mandoli jail, where he was earlier lodged. For the unversed, Kumar, along with his associates, allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends at the stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over an alleged property dispute. 

Dhankar, 23, succumbed to the injuries later. Sushil Kumar was nabbed on May 23, along with co-accused Ajay Kumar Sehrawat. Till now, he has undergone police and judicial custody of 10 and 23 days, respectively. A total of 10 people, including Sushil Kumar, have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. Earlier this month, a Delhi court rejected Sushil Kumar's petition seeking a special diet, exercise bands and protein supplements, saying his request appeared to be desires not necessities. "The law should be equal and should be equally administered, that like should be treated alike," the court said. For security reasons, he is not allowed to meet anyone. Sushil Kumar, is only Indian to have won two individual Olympic medals and his involvement in the case has shocked the entire sports fraternity.