A 23-year-old wrestler died after he was allegedly brutally assaulted by other wrestlers inside Chhatrasal Stadium in northern part of the national Capital. Olympic medalist Indian Wrestler Sushil Kumar was also reported to be present on the spot at the time of incident and police are also verifying his role in the assault, sources said. Police said that so far no one has been arrested and they are investigating the incident from all angles.
The deceased has been identified as Sagar, who succumbed to his injuries during treatment at the Trauma Centre on Wednesday morning.
According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call regarding a fight between wrestlers in the parking of Chhatrasal Stadium was received at around 12 PM on Tuesday following which a police team was dispatched for the spot.
“Three persons were found injured during the incident and they were rushed to BJRM hospital. The injured were identified as Sagar, a resident of Model Town, Sonu (37), a resident of MCD Colony, and Amit Kumar (27), a resident of Rohtak,” said the senior police official..
“Following the incident, the police team checked the spot and found five cars in the parking area. Police have also recovered a double barrel gun along with three live cartridges from one of the cars. Two sticks were also recovered from the parking area,” said the senior police official.
In the First Information report (FIR) lodged at Model Town police , it was alleged that Sushil Kumar and his accomplices assaulted the victims. Sources said that the incident took place over a property in Model Town area.
“It was not a case of trespassing. The accused took the victims inside the stadium where they assaulted them in the parking area. Sushil Kumar was present at the spot when the incident happened, however, police are verifying his role in the assault. Police teams are also sifting thorugh the CCTV footage to determine the sequence of events” sources said.
No one has been arrested so far, police said, adding that they are investigating the matter from all angles and stringent legal action would be initiated against people found involved in this murder, a police official involved in the investigation said.