A plea to restrain the media from ‘sensationalising’ the trial of wrestler and Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in connection with the death of a 23-year old man, and seeking rules for reporting criminal cases, was mentioned on Thursday before the Delhi High Court which agreed to hear it on May 28.
The petition was mentioned before a Bench of Chief Justice DN Pateland Justice Jyoti Singh which allowed it to be listed for hearing onFriday.
The plea has been moved by a law student alleging that Kumar’s careerand reputation has been damaged by the media’s reporting of the case against him in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of the 23-year-old wrestler.
On May 23, a Delhi court sent Kumar to six-day police custody for interrogation in connection with the killing of a fellow wrestler, saying the allegations against him are serious in nature and that no one is above the law.
Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar(23) and two of his friends, Sonu and Amit Kumar, at the Chhatrasalstadium here on the intervening night of May 4 and 5. Sagar succumbed to the injuries later.