A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court by deceased wrestler Sagar Dhankar's father seeking transfer of the murder case of his son to a fast-track court for time-bound disposal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The matter has been listed for the purpose of admission or denial of witnesses and evidence on January 21, 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with others, is accused of allegedly assaulting former junior national wrestling champion Dhankar, a resident of Haryana's Rohtak, and his friends in the parking lot of the city's Chhatrasal stadium, on May 4, 2021 over an alleged property dispute.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dhankar had succumbed to injuries and according to the post-mortem report, he died due to cerebral damage resulting from blunt object impact.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In its petition moved through advocate Joginder Tuli, Dhankar's father Ashok, had expressed apprehension about winning over the witnesses due to influence of the accused, including Sushil Kumar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The accused are well connected and influential. Sushil Kumar, the main conspirator is a world-famous celebrity and Olympian. Some of them even belongs to the notorious Kala Asodha Gang. The trial is yet to reach the stage of prosecution evidence after a period of 1 year and 5 months of the filing of charge sheet," the petition read.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In October this year, a Delhi court had framed charges against Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and 17 others, setting the stage for their trial.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand framed charges against Kumar and other accused under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, including those related to murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In October this year, a Delhi court had framed charges against Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and 17 others, setting the stage for their trial.<\/p>\r\n\r\n