The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl in which a 23 year-old budding wrestler was allegedly killed and his two friends were injured.
The accused has been identified as Gourav Lora, a native of Haryana. Police said that he is also a wrestler and was living in Najafgarh’s Baprolla village. Police said 12 accused persons, including two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, have so far been arrested in connection with the case.
Police said a crime branch team probing the case nabbed Lora from Delhi and he was produced before Rohini court here which has sent him to police remand for two days for further investigation.
According to a senior police official, he was found to be involved in the incident at Chhatrasal Stadium in May where he engaged in a fight along with others leading to the death of the young wrestler.
“During the investigation the case, one more accused Gourav Lora was arrested on June 26 at 9.30 PM and he been remanded to two days police custody remand by the court,” said Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch.
The court has issued Non Bailable Warrants against six absconding accused persons, police said, adding further investigation is underway.
Kumar, along with his associates, allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends at the stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over an alleged property dispute. Dhankar, 23, succumbed to the injuries later.
The police have claimed that Kumar is the “main culprit and mastermind” of the murder and said that there is electronic evidence in which he and his associates could be seen beating Dhankar.
A Delhi court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Kumar till July 9 in connection with the alleged murder.
Kumar was nabbed on May 23, along with co-accused Ajay Kumar Sehrawat. Till now, he has undergone police and judicial custody of 10 and 23 days, respectively.