A Delhi court has remanded two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar to police custody for four days in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old wrestler.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Goel passed the order in which he wrote, “No one is above law and law treats everyone equally. Though the constitution guarantees the right to life and liberty to all persons whether they are accused or not but that right is also subject to certain exceptions. Moreover, the importance of initial days of investigation to unearth the truth also has to be seen. The court is duty-bound to strike a balance between the fairness of the investigation and the rights of the accused.”
The court said that the allegations against both the accused are serious. It added that some of the accused on the run belong to notorious gangs and the mobile phone and clothes of accused persons are yet to be recovered.
The Delhi Police had moved an application seeking further seven days of custody for Kumar stating that he was the mastermind of the heinous crime.
On May 4, Sagar Dhankhar, who had competed in the 97-kg Greco-Roman category, was beaten to death following a clash between two groups. Kumar, who had been initially on the run after the murder, was later arrested.
Advocate Ashish Kajal, the prosecutor in the case, moved an application seeking seven days of custody for the accused.
Kajal told the court that till Saturday, eight people have been arrested in the case.
The prosecution told the court that the police has recovered one licensed pistol belonging to Sushil Kumar.
Surjitt Sahani
