Court denies anticipatory bail to Sushil kumar

New Delhi, May 18

A Delhi court today refused to grant anticipatory bail to absconding wrestler Sushil Kumar in the murder case of a wrestler, saying that he is prima facie the main conspirator and allegations against him are serious in nature.

Additional Sessions Judge Jadgish Kumar denied the relief to two-time Olympics medallist Sushil, against whom a case of murder, abduction and criminal conspiracy has been registered.

A wrestler, Sagar Rana, had died and two of his friends — Sonu and Amit Kumar — were injured after they were allegedly assaulted by Sushil and other wrestlers on the night of May 4 at the Chhatrasal Stadium here.

While dismissing Sushil’s pre-arrest bail, the judge noted that “the allegations against the accused are serious in nature. From the perusal of record of investigation so far, it reveals that prima facie the accused is the main conspirator”.

“The investigation is still going on and some of the accused persons have not been arrested so far. The NBWS (non-bailable warrant) has already been issued against the accused,” the judge added. He relied upon the statements of eyewitnesses while dismissing the plea and said: “So at this stage, the Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the accused”.

Fearing arrest, Sushil had moved the Rohini court here yesterday seeking anticipatory bail, asserting that the investigation against him is biased and that no injuries are attributable to him.

In the plea, Sushil showed his willingness to join the investigation and provide a “true and correct picture of the incident” to help the investigation reach a logical conclusion.

“It appears that the statement of the victims has already been recorded and alleged recoveries have already been made. No custodial investigation is required as nothing is to be recovered at the instance of the applicant,” Sushil’s plea stated.

He claimed to have no connection with the alleged firing that took place during the brawl, adding that the firearm and vehicle found at the place of the incident do not belong to him.

However, prosecutor Atul Srivastava, representing the police, told the court that there is electronic evidence that allegedly show Sushil “with a stick and hitting” the wrestler.

The prosecutor said Sushil’s passport has been confiscated to alert the authorities as there is an apprehension that he may flee the country.

Sushil Kumar is on the run since Rana’s death and the police are making efforts to trace him by conducting raids in the Delhi-NCR region and neighbouring states. — PTI