Dikhyaa Mohanty 
India’s two-time Olympic-medallist Sushil Kumar was arrested by Delhi Police on the day of World Wrestling Day in connection with the case of a former junior national champion who was beaten to death inside the Chhatrasal Stadium which is the wrestling hub in northwest Delhi on May 4.
Sushil Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police on May 23 morning from the outskirts of Delhi after being on the run for 19 days and sent to police custody for six days by a city court.
Kumar and his five associates are wanted by the police after Dhankad, a former junior national champion was beaten to death inside the Chhatrasal Stadium, the wrestling hub in northwest Delhi, on May 4 and later the Police had announced a reward of ₹1 lakh for Kumar’s arrest.
The Chhatrasal Stadium has virtually been Kumar’s home since his early days in the sport. He is the only Indian to win two individual Olympic medals, bronze at 2008 Beijing and silver at 2012 London, where he was the flag-bearer. He is also the only Indian to win a world championship, in Russia in 2010.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police, which nabbed Kumar, did not hide its excitement and later tweeted by quoting- “An Olympian and a national wrestler, running wanted for a crime of murder, arrested on World Wrestling Day (May 23). Accused Sushil Kumar and Ajay arrested after a fortnight chase (sic) across 6 states/UTs. Shall now face the law of the land.”
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