Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 02, 2021, 05:08 PM
New Delhi: Delhi Police filed a 170-page chargesheet on Monday in connection with the murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar and named Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar as the main accused, news agency ANI tweeted.Former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar was assaulted and then murdered inside Delhi's Chhatrasal stadium on May 5. Subsequently, the special cell of Delhi Police arrested 12 people, including two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his aide Ajay Kumar Sehrawat, in connection with Dhankhar's murder.Sushil Kumar is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail. Police are charging Kumar under various sections of the IPC related to murder, abduction and criminal conspiracy, Hindustan Times reported on Monday.The Olympic wrestler and a few of his accomplices allegedly assaulted Dhankhar and two others over a property dispute inside the Chhatrasal stadium on the May 4, leading to the junior wrestler's death. The other two survived with injuries.Police said the ace wrestler allegedly kidnapped Dhankhar from his Model Town apartment in Delhi and brought him to Chhatrasal stadium where he assaulted them. Police also claimed to be in possession of a video recording which shows Sushil Kumar beating up the junior wrestler.