More trouble is brewing for wrestler Sushil Kumar as Delhi Police has now started acting in another case registered against him in September last year. The case was registered by a shop owner in Delhi who had accused the wrestler of beating him up at the Chhatrasal Stadium for asking for due payments.
The complaint was lodged by Satish Goyal, who runs a grocery shop. Goyal told The Daily Guardian, “The ration for the stadium used to be supplied from my shop. My money was due before the last lockdown. I went to the stadium where the newly transferred coach Ashok Kumar took the due slip from me and handed over to Sushil Kumar. I made a calculation of Rs 405,950 which was due. Ashok Kumar promised to make the payments, but it was not made. One day, I was called to the stadium by an associate of Sushil Kumar. When I reached there, Sushil Kumar and his associates were standing. He asked me about the whole thing and then refused to pay. Then I said I would die if do not get the payment. Soon after this, Sushil Kumar and other wrestlers beat me up heavily.” Satish Goyal registered the complained with the Model Town Police Station. However, no action was taken at that time due to Sushil Kumar’s “influence”.
When The Daily Guardian spoke to coach Ashok Kumar, he said the allegations levelled by Satish Goyal are baseless and only Rs 1,605 is due. “I don’t remember any single incident of Sushil Kumar beating up the shopkeeper. Just because lockdown was imposed again, we were unable to give him the payment,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Police Crime branch is taking the investigation ahead and the double Olympic medalist is likely to be charged for destroying evidence. Police claim that Sushil Kumar tried to destroy evidence, including mobile phones and video footages, after having been arrested for his alleged role in the murder of Sagar Rana. It is learnt that Sushil Kumar got rid of his mobile phone in Haridwar. Also, police are looking for the clothes Sushil Kumar was wearing on the night of the incident.
This is the reason Sushil Kumar was taken to Haridwar for further investigation in the murder case by the Delhi Police Crime Branch.
