Sushil Kumar suspended from Railways job 48 hours after arrest in homicide case

Sushil Kumar, who’s a senior commerical supervisor with the Railways, was suspended till additional discover on Wednesday. The determination comes after he was arrested and despatched to 6-day police custody in reference to the homicide of a wrestler in Delhi. Northern Railways suspends Sushil Kumar over homicide case investigation (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSushil Kumar is a senior commerical supervisor with the Northern RailwaysThe Northern Railways has suspended Sushil till additional discoverSushil was arrested on Sunday in reference to a homicide of fellow wrestlerDecorated wrestler Sushil Kumar confronted one other setback because the 2-time Olympic medalist was suspended from his job with the Indian Railways till additional discover. The determination comes after Sushil was arrested on Sunday in reference to the homicide of a 23-year-old wrestler, Sagar Rana in Delhi.Sushil Kumar was despatched to 6-day police custody alongside together with his affiliate Ajay Kumar. He was nabbed after being on the run for near a fortnight in Delhi’s Mundka on Sunday.A senior business supervisor with the Northern Railway, Olympic medallist Kumar was posted by the Delhi authorities as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) at Chhatrasal Stadium for the event of sports activities on the faculty stage.”Sushil Kumar was detained in police custody on May 23, 2021 for a period exceeding forty-eight hours. Now, therefore Sushil Kumar JAG/ (Adhoc) IRTS is deemed to have been suspended with effect from the date of detention i.e. 23rd May, 2021 in terms of Rule 5 (2) of (D&A) Rules, 1968 and shall remain under suspension until further orders,” a press release from the Northern Railways stated.Meanwhile, the Delhi authorities has additionally refused to increase the deputation of Sushil after his alleged involvement within the homicide.Earlier on Wednesday, Sushil was taken to the Chhatrasal Stadium by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch staff to recreate the scene of crime. The wrestler was additionally taken to his Model Town residence as a part of the investigation course of.The crime department of Delhi Police is investigating from each angle, and they’re looking for out if Sushil Kumar had any relations with gangsters, who might have helped Sushil earlier than his arrest. The Crime Branch staff is gathering proof from the crime scene with the assistance of forensic consultants.Sushil and his associates have been accused of abducting Sagar from his home in Model Town to show him a lesson for bad-mouthing him in entrance of different wrestlers, police had stated. Sushil, in response to the police, even advised a man named Prince to make a video of the incident and wished it to go viral in his neighborhood in order that no person else dares to offend the two-time Olympic medalist ever once more.Notably, Sushil had confessed to the Delhi Police on Sunday that he was current on the spot however he advised the police on Wednesday that he had gone to the stadium solely to simmer the tensions between two teams of wrestlers who had been concerned within the brawl.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.