Chhatrasal Stadium murder case: Sushil Kumar's old picture with gangster Kala Jathedi’s brother emerges
Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested in connection to the murder of junior wrestler Sagar Rana at the Chhatrasal Stadium on May 4. Meanwhile, Sushil allegedly had links to wanted gangster Kala Jathedi, while an old picture of him has caused a stir.
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FollowTrouble seems to be brewing hard for Olympian Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar. His latest connection to the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case that led to the death of junior wrestler Sagar Rana has caused quite an uproar in the Indian wrestling and sports community.
As the Crime Branch in Delhi is handling Sushil and his connection to the case, new facts seem to be emerging with each passing day. According to the latest report by India Today, Sushil apparently had contacts with wanted gangster Kala Jathedi.
Recently, an old picture of him has emerged in relation to the case. He is seen sitting with Jathedi’s brother, Pradeep, in the photo. The image was posted on social media in 2018, captioned, “bhaichara @pehalwanji”.
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Delhi Police has confirmed that Pradeep had escaped with prize money of ₹7 lakh. Besides, some have also confirmed that Sushil had once travelled to Sonipat and helped Pradeep with a case.
Meanwhile, during interrogations by police, Sushil had stated that he wanted to teach Rana a lesson about not to mess with him and had no intentions of killing him. Furthermore, a discrepancy between the two over a property led to tensions between the two.
In the meantime, DP has also recorded statement of eight eye-witnesses who have vouched against Sushil. Furthermore, Sushil has cooperated with police about the case, informing them where he had dropped the phone used in the murder, besides giving out other relevant information about the issue. While Sushil had to celebrate his 38t birthday inside the lockup, he maintained his silence for most of the time.
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