India, Aug. 7 -- The Delhi high court has denied bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in the 2021 murder of 23-year-old Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the national capital. Kumar, who won medals at the Beijing and London Olympics, was arrested in May 2021.

A bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav pronounced the order denying Kumar bail on Thursday. A detailed copy of the verdict is yet to be uploaded.

Kumar moved the high court challenging a trial court's February 6 order denying him bail. The trial court observed that the likelihood of Kumar influencing witnesses could not be ruled out.

In his petition, Kumar said his bail application warranted consideration since all public witnesses had been examined. The Delhi Poli...