Delhi Police has arrested a 32 year-old judo coach in connection with a brawl at the Chhatrasal Stadium involving Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in which a 23 year-old wrestler had died and two of his friends were injured.
A Crime Branch team arrested the judo coach, Subhash, a resident of Kirari Suleman Nagar area. Police said that Subhash is working as a physical training instructor in a Government School in Rohini sector-7.
Police said 11 people, including Kumar, have been arrested so far in connection with the incident.
According to a senior police official, on June 15, around 9 PM, Subhash was apprehended from his residence. “During interrogation, Subhash revealed that he had gone to the stadium on the day of incident at around 11:30 PM with one Kala”.
Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over a property dispute. Dhankar, 23, later succumbed to injuries
The wrestler was arrested, along with co-accused Ajay Kumar, on May 23 from outer Delhi’s Mundka area.
On Friday, the district court extended Kumar’s judicial custody till June 25 in connection with the case. The two-time Olympic medallist faces charges of murder, culpable homicide and kidnapping.
Police have called Kumar the “main culprit and mastermind” behind the alleged murder and said there is electronic evidence in which he and his associates could be seen beating Dhankar with sticks.
A video had surfaced on social media purportedly showing Kumar and his associates allegedly hitting a man with sticks. On May 31, police had suspended Kumar’s arms licence.