A player who has been the role model of a large sports community, who has been the only player in the country to win two Olympic medals in an individual event, who has been India’s only world champion of wrestling and who has been a turning point in Indian wrestling due to all these achievements. Now, he finds himself accused of a murder and has been sent to six-day police custody
The two-time Olympic medallist is said to have allegedly thrashed wrestler Sagar Dhankar, a 23-year-old former junior national champion, to death during a brawl in the Chhatrasal Stadium parking area on 4 May.
Sources close to Sushil say that he did not run away due to the fear of the police after the murder. He was allegedly running fearing a possible revenge by a gang to save his life. When caught, Sushil accepted the brawl in the Chhatrasal Stadium parking lot. He also allegedly said that not paying rent for two months by Sagar was the reason for the brawl. As per sources close to Sushil, Sagar lived like a caretaker in Sushil’s house. Bringing a friend named Sonu started all the problems.
Sonu allegedly belonged to the Kala Jatheri gang, which is accused of several crimes, including murders. It is believed that due to the murder of Sagar and the assault on Sonu, the Kala Jatheri gang was determined to take revenge from Sushil, who chose to hide in order to escape from it. In Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Punjab, he continuously changed his hideouts. In the meantime, he used 15 SIMs and tried to reconcile with the same gang.
Actually, Sushil was of aggressive nature right from the beginning. It was this aggression that helped him win wrestling matches for the country. And it is this very aggression that threatens to take everything away. All his accolades (Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna), and government job are at stake. The model Town flat in the name of his wife will also be examined.
The author has the most number of live TV commentary of Sushil’s bouts including Olympics & CWG.