From “Hail to Floor” Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar. Wept whole night in the cell.

The globally famous wrestling champion Sushil Kumar who’d won two singular Olympic medals for the country raising India’s flag high including two Commonwealth golds, Asian Gold and gold in world championship, could not sleep the whole night in the lock up of Special cell in Model Town, constantly in tears, not eating a single morsel of food and repeatedly blaming his inner self for committing such a hard blunder, thus coming from hail to floor( Arsh Se Farsh Tak) in a single night.

A sole inspiration and ideal for thousands of budding wrestlers of the country, acknowledging tremendous heartiest greetings nationally for winning two singular Olympic n several Gold medals for the country, including the prestigious Padma Shree at the hands of president of India and reputed Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and numerous recognitions, Sushil Kumar is today a most controvertial infamous man (once a living legend wrestler) allegedly involved in a murder of 23 year old fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar and also with various dubious connections with criminals etc.

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The Railway ministry has also suspended him from the job of junior Administrative officer, an important assignment on permanent basis he earned being an Olympian with pride.

Sushil Kumar’s second job as the OSD of wrestling in Chatrasaal Stadium is also at stake.

Son in Law of a former wrestling champion Satpal who’d retired as the additional director, physical education n sole in-charge of Chatrasaal Stadium, Olympian Sushil Kumar has unfortunately turned his good luck upside down by allegedly involving himself in the company of hardened criminals and first abducting a 23 yr old wrestler and then thrashing him badly leading to his murder.

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The special cell sleuths after getting his police custody by Rohini Court, is interrogating the Olympian wrestler turned alleged murderer in depth including taking him to the spot of the crime at Chatrasaal Stadium to re enact the crime scene in action to arrive at a definite conclusion on Wednesday.

The forensic experts had also lifted finger prints etc and unearthed a pistol, gun from the Scorpio n other two cars owned by Sushil and his accomplices, some hardened criminals too.

According to the latest reports during interrogation, Sushil n his accomplices who has also been caught have agreed to have been present at the crime scene including clear cut admission of kidnapping Sagar n his friends Sonu and Ajay from Shalimar Bagh flat on May 5 th at gun point and then taking them to Chatrasaal Stadium, where Sagar was mercilessly beaten, who succumbed to the grievous injuries. Sagar’s two friends Sonu and Ajay were also injured grievously but are safe now.

While answering to the queries of the crime branch sleuths Sushil Sharma while admitting that he thrashed Sagar Dhankar alongwith his accomplices but also said that his intention was merely to beat him not to murder, which happened because his accomplices who were intoxicated thrashed him to such an extent that he ultimately succumbed to the grievous injuries.

The police had clear evidences of Sushil Sharma hitting the deceased wrestler with hockey sticks and had also shown the vedio depicting him during the brawl.

However, Sushil further said that had he been hell bent upon killing Sagar, he would not have asked his accomplice Prince to make the vedio of the entire brawl.

He added that he deliberately got the vedio prepared because he want to send the message to his rival’s that they should give up the idea of avenging him lest I can also counter them as being done in the vedio.

It may be recalled that one of the friends of deceased Sagar Dhankar who was also thrashed with hockey sticks etc on 5 th night namely Sonu, getting injured was hardened criminal Kala Jatheri’s nephew. It is alleged that Kala Jatheri had threatened Sushil to see him after this incident. Before being caught by the crime branch sleuths led by senior crime branch officer Mr. Thakur, Sushil was apprehensive more from Kala Jatheri than the police say the sources who had already threatened him with sure consequences.

According to the sources Sushil had deep connections with hardened criminal Kala Jatheri who was wanted in several cases of murder, extortion n attacking police etc. And was also wanted in a case pertaining to firing on police personnel when he went to GTB Hospital to free his criminal friend in police custody n treatment.

However, his friend criminal whom he was trying to get free from police clutches died in police encounter. Jakheri is currently in Dubai.

Several news reports mention that earlier, Sushil and Jatheri were in good terms but he was pressing Sushil for returning his money which he had to give him ( Jatheri) after selling a flat in Model Town in which Sagar Dhankar, Sonu ( Jakheri’s nephew n other friends ) were living. It was this flat in which plans were executed by criminals reveal news reports.

Sushil was not fulfilling Jatheri’s desire of selling that flat and returning the money to him. This made Jhatheri badly annoyed and frustrated.

According to sories from TV news channels, in the meanwhile, Sushil developed relations with another hardened criminal in Tihar Jail about which Jatheri came to know. Neeraj Bawana with whom Sushil developed friendship, lodged in Tihar Jail is a strong opponent of Kala Jatheri n vice versa. They both are professional rivals.

Moreover, after killing Sagar Dhankar n thrashing his friend Sonu, (who is the nephew of Kala Jatheri ) made Jatheri badly annoyed. He threatened Sushil with dire consequences on two accounts ( 1) He has not returned his money after selling the Model Town flat and (2) he thrashed his nephew killing his close friend Sagar Dhankar as well including befriending his ardent opponent Neeraj Bawana.

Meanwhile, Sushil apart from the flat dispute was also annoyed with Sagar Dhankar for being the friend of Sonu, ( Jakheri’s nephew) and living with him, not paying the balance amount of the flat that belonged to his wife including refusing him earlier not to join his dubious activities etc.

According to latest news reports on the one hand the crime branch sleuths are trying to ascertain the real motive behind Sagar Dhankar’s murder, on the other hand they are also digging the past connection of the Olympian wrestler with various alleged criminals and his dubious activities, including his ownership of several tol naakaas/ contracts in Haryana, Delhi, borders etc n other businesses.

Kindly recall that an extremely popular Olympic’s two back to back singular medal winner n golds in Glassgow n Delhi Common Wealth games including Asian wrestling and world championships, an inspiring wrestling icon of hundreds of budding wrestlers, Padmashree Sushil Sharma got more than Rs 9 crores as awards, gifts and sponsorships after his outstanding international achievements with numerous awards and two jobs, one in Indian railways as a Junior Administrative officer and another in Chatrasaal Stadium as sports OSD wit Sushil’s writ run thoroughly.

In addition as per news reports of NBT there had been several charges against Sushil Kumar, one being levelled by outstanding Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav who despite a fully deserving case, was denied permission to participate in Olympics because he was tested positive for doping. Though he had cleared another test but was denied permission by the international Olympic testing body giving reference of the initial test report. Narsingh Yadav had allegedly unambiguously and catagorically accused Sushil Sharma for being behind this conspiracy. After Narsingh controversy Sushil’s name appeared in another controversy in which wrestler Pravin Rana accused Sushil Kumar for attacking and thrashing his brother through his supporters n friends. This incident relates to the happening prior to the Goldcoast Commonwealth Olympics at Indira Gandhi stadium trials. Sushil Kumar generated little interest in wrestling after he was defeated in the first round of Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018.

It may be recalled that Sushil Kumar won his first Olympic Bronze Medal in Beijing in the year 2008. It was the first unique opportunity for any India wrestler to have won an Olympic medal individually in wrestling during the last 56 years.

In 1952 K.D Jadhav had won this prestigious bronze medal for India in wrestling in Helsinki Olympics. In the year 2010 outstanding wrestler, Olympian Sushil won the world championship Gold in Moscow. Prior to this, no Indian wrestler had won this gold. In 2012, Sushil brought another silver for India in London Olympics, raising the Indian flag high, globally.

A dedicated wrestler, soft spoken and well behaved as usually said about him though now equally infamous of his alleged dubious links with hardened criminals, also involved in a murderous case of his once desciple 23 year old fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar, Sushil commenced his training a junior wrestler at the mere age of 14, at Chatrasaal Stadium under the blessings n training of legend wrestler n additional director of sports Satpal, who ultimately became his father in law who was decorated with Gold medal in 1982 Asian Games hosted in Delhi followed by Sushil to win his first Gold of international standing in Commonwealth Games in 2010.

Kindly recall that as per various news analysts there had been several instances of wrestlers who do not succeed in their profession due to one reason or the other, some due to poor family background and some lack of high connections or other compulsions, either become bouncers n safeguard powerful politicians etc getting good salary package or allegedly join some criminal gangs involving themselves in various land deals or capturing disputed properties. The alleged wrestler criminal nexus have been going on for the last three decades with some of them active in disputed property cases earning handsomely using their muscle power etc. Certain television reports have shed light on this quoting retired deputy commissioner of police IPS Mr. Rao ( ABP channel or Aaj Tak) . Similarly there are reports about Olympian allegedly involved in such dubious deals who used to settle property disputes using his high connections as well as muscle power and the sensationalized Sagar Dhankar murder episode has substantiated this possibility.

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