Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the murder of wrestler Sagar Rana, has urged prison authorities to provide him a television to remain updated about wrestling matches, officials said on Sunday. Sushil is in judicial custody till 9 July.
Kumar was arrested along with co-accused Ajay Kumar on 23 May from Delhi’s Mundka area. He and his associates allegedly assaulted wrestler Sagar Dhankar and two of his friends Sonu and Amit Kumar on the intervening night of 4-5 May over a property dispute. Dhankar, 23, succumbed to injuries later.
“Sushil Kumar has made a request through his advocate and submitted his application on Friday. He has sought a TV set to keep in touch with the current things happening outside the jail and to get updates about wrestling,” DG (Tihar) Sandeep Goel said.
Earlier, while in Mandoli Jail, Sushil had demanded special diet and supplements to be made available. In the petition, Sushil had said that he wanted supplements like Whey Protein, Omega-3 capsules, joint capsules, pre-workout C4, multivitamins, etc, as he wanted to continue his career in wrestling.
However, the jail authorities, in their reply in the court, had said that Sushil Kumar’s medical condition does not require additional protein in the form of food supplements or dietary supplements.
Sushil was later shifted to Tihar Jail no 2 and is currently staying in a separate cell due to security threat. Special security arrangements have been made and police personnel have been deployed round the clock near his barrack.