The Delhi police on Monday announced a reward of ₹1 lakh on Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and of ₹50,000 on co-accused Ajay. They are wanted in a murder of a wrestler in north-west Delhi.
The proposal to announce cash reward was approved by the police headquarters on Monday, a senior police officer said.
“We are hopeful to get leads about Sushil after announcing the cash reward as he is a public figure and hiding for long at any place will be tough for him,” said the officer.
Previously, a Delhi court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Sushil Kumar in the murder case of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.
The officer added that Sushil is continuously changing his location and at several instances, police teams were a few minutes late to catch him. “We have arrested three of his accomplices and they have got details of Sushil’s hideouts,” he said.
