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17 Sep 2026


Supreme Court Revokes Bail for Wrestler Sushil Kumar in Murder Case


The Supreme Court on August 13 cancelled the bail granted to Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in the 2021 murder case of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra overturned the Delhi High Court’s March 4 order and directed Kumar to surrender within a week. Kumar and others are accused of assaulting Dhankar at Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium over a property dispute, leading to his death from cerebral injuries caused by a blunt object. Two of Dhankar’s friends were also injured in the attack.