Sagar Dhankar Murder Case: SC Cancels Bail of Wrestler Sushil Kumar; Orders Surrender Within a Week

The Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra allowed the plea filed by the victim’s father, Ashok Dhankad, challenging the High Court’s decision.

The Court directed Kumar to surrender within one week.

Senior Advocate Siddharth Mridul appeared for the petitioner, while Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani represented Kumar.

Kumar, along with several others, is accused of brutally assaulting Dhankar and his two friends, Sonu and Amit Kumar, in the parking lot of Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium on May 4, 2021, allegedly over a property dispute. Dhankar, 23, succumbed to cerebral damage caused by blunt force trauma, while his companions sustained injuries.

The incident triggered a large-scale manhunt for the decorated wrestler, who evaded arrest for 18 days before being apprehended by Delhi Police in the city’s Mundka area. Following his arrest on May 23, 2021, Kumar was suspended from his Railways job and remained in judicial custody until the High Court granted him bail earlier this year.

However, the Supreme Court, after hearing arguments from both sides, found merit in the victim’s family’s plea and cancelled the relief.

With the Apex Court’s order, Kumar will have to return to custody while the trial continues in the murder case.