Sushil was arrested by the Delhi Police’s special cell and had been put into six days of police custody.
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Sushil Kumar arrest. The sports fraternity is in a shock if some kind since they witnessed Sushil Kumar’s arrest in a murder case. The man who put Indian wrestlers on the world map after winning the Olympics twice was on a run for over 15 days. An arrest warrant was issued against him and Kumar fled the city to evade arrest.
Sushil was arrested by the Delhi Police’s special cell and is in six days of police custody. Kumar was evading a non-bailable warrant for his involvement in the murder of Sagar Rana, 23 years old national level wrestler. On May 4 mid night, Rana was attacked by almost 10 men at the Chhatrasal stadium. He later succumbed to his injuries. Chhatrasal is where Sushil trained and then went on to win two Olympics medals for the country.
While there is a huge disbelief in the fraternity about the same, they also think the trial should begin and then only they can say any thing. ”What he has done for Indian sports is something that can never be taken away from him. That’s all I want to say at this point. Let things be clearer. I don’t want to comment more,” Boxer Vijender Singh said.
Sharath Kamal, a seasoned table tennis player feels Indian sports’ image is maligned with this arrest. “If this has actually happened, it is unfortunate and reflects badly on Indian sport, not just wrestling,” he said.
“He is one of the best athletes we have had. People look up to him. So if he has done what he has done, it will negatively impact not just wrestlers but athletes from other sports also.”
Former hockey captain Ajitpal Singh, an Indian Olympic Association observer at the 2008 Olympics, recalled interacting with Sushil at the Games and said he still can’t understand what exactly went wrong with the “polite” man.
“…it is very shameful and unfortunate. Being a role model Sushil should have led by example and never indulged in such a brawl. He has got everything in life, the sport gave him everything, money, fame,” he said.
“I met him during the Beijing Olympics where I was an IOA observer and found him to be a very down-to-earth and polite guy. But having said that everyone needs to know how to handle fame,” he observed.
(With inputs from PTI)
