A two-time Olympic medalist, Sushil Kumar has been arrested in connection with the murder of a fellow Indian wrestler, according to Delhi police.
On May 4 Kumar, an unnamed man and another wrestler, a former junior national champion fought outside Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium.
Three people were admitted to hospital after the incident and the former junior national champion, eventually succumbed to his injuries.
Kumar fled Delhi after news of the wrestler’s death, according to a police spokesperson. Multiple teams were deployed in a search for him, with police also offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest.
After his capture in New Delhi on May 23, Kumar denied any wrongdoing in a plea for anticipatory bail he sent to a Delhi court last week.
His legal team argued in the plea that he had “contributed to the country in the field of sport,” and alleged that investigators had “concocted a story,” according to the plea document.
The plea was dismissed, with the court citing the “serious” nature of the allegations against Kumar.
Kumar is the face of Indian wrestling, having won a silver medal in the 2012 Olympics and a bronze in the 2008 Games.
