National-level wrestler Ajay Nandal’s father, Vijendra Nandal, on Sunday, in a complaint to the police, accused Ajay’s friend, Ravi, of being responsible for his son’s death. He alleged that Ravi forcibly overdosed Ajay with drugs in order to kill him. Rohtak Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) Mahesh Kumar said, “Ajay Nandal’s father, Vijendra Nandal, in a complaint to the police, accused Ravi of providing drugs to Ajay and also overdosing him.” Ajay Nandal is Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Pooja Sihag’s husband, Ajay Nandal. “Information came to the police station on Saturday evening that some people had overdosed drugs and they had been taken to Holy Heart Hospital where it was found that international wrestler Ajay Nandal, husband of CWG medalist Pooja Nandal, has died and his companions Sonu and Ravi are undergoing treatment.”
The case is being investigated. Sonu is being treated at the Holy Heart Hospital in Rohtak, while Ravi has been taken to a hospital in Delhi by his family members, DSP Kumar further stated. As per information, police have registered a case and sent the body to Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science (PGIMS) for a post-mortem. According to the initial investigation, the police suspect that the cause of death could be an overdose of drugs. However, the cause of death will only be clear after the postmortem reports are available. Haryana Police was informed that Ajay Nandal and his two friends, Sonu and Ravi, were consuming drugs while sitting inside a car near Jat College in Rohtak. After that, the health of all three deteriorated. All three were later rushed to Holy Heart Hospital on the Delhi Bypass in Rohtak, where doctors declared Ajay Nandal dead. Meanwhile, the police have initiated an investigation into the matter and more details are awaited.