Wrestler Sushil Kumar seeks special meals, supplements in jail; court order on June 9

A Delhi court will pronounce order on June 8 on Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar’s utility searching for special meals and supplements in the jail the place he lodged in reference to the alleged homicide of a younger wrestler.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satvir Singh Lamba reserved the order after listening to the contentions of prosecution and defence at-length.

Mr. Kumar, who’s dealing with costs of homicide, culpable murder and kidnapping, is at present lodged in Delhi’s Mandoli Jail.

In the plea, Mr. Kumar’s counsels advocate Pradeep Rana, Kumar Vaibhaw and Satwik Misra acknowledged that their shopper takes supplements like isolate whey protein, omega 3 capsules, jointment capsules, pre-workout C4 and hyde, multivitamin GNC, workout routines bands and so forth.

The utility added that denial of those primary necessities can have an enormous implication on his profession, because the special diet weight loss plan and supplements are extraordinarily vital for him to keep up his well being and efficiency.

“The applicant’s career in wrestling directly depends upon his physical strength and physique without which it cannot sustain and to maintain the supplements are required,” the plea acknowledged.

However, the jail authorities in their reply to the court have acknowledged that Mr. Kumar’s medical situation doesn’t require meals supplements or an additional protein weight loss plan as an “additional diet”.

During the course of proceedings on June 8, Mr. Kumar’s counsel advocate Pradeep Rana informed the court that Mr. Kumar was entitled to the complement weight loss plan as he’s an “unconvicted criminal prisoner”.

Advocate Rana additional stated that the special weight loss plan and supplements have been sought at Mr. Kumar’s private bills and never of the jail authorities.

He added that giving an additional protein weight loss plan doesn’t tantamount to “special treatment but is rather required by the accused on account of future preparation as he is an active sportsman and world renowned wrestler”.

Meanwhile, different utility searching for a separate cell in the jail was withdrawn by Mr. Kumar’s counsel after the jail authorities furnished report that he has already been supplied one contemplating the safety risk.

On June 2, the district court had despatched Mr. Kumar to judicial custody for 9 days. He was arrested on May 23, following which he was interrogated by the police for 10 days.

Mr. Kumar and his associates allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and two of his buddies Sonu Mahal and Amit Kumar at (*9*) Stadium on the intervening night time of May 4 and 5 over a property dispute. The 23-year-old succumbed to the accidents later.

Police has known as Mr. Kumar the “main culprit and mastermind” of the homicide and stated that there’s digital proof whereby he and his associates may very well be seen beating the 23-year-old with sticks.