A look at the major controversies of wrestler Sushil Kumar.
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Murder Accusation of Sagar Dhankhar
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The Two-time Olympic wrestling medalist has been on run since the death of younger wrestler Sagar Dhankhar, now arrested by Delhi police in suspect of murder.
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Selection trial before Rio 2016 Olympics
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The dispute involved Sushil Kumar and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). The WFI chose to select Narsingh Yadav in the freestyle 74 kg category, Which Kumar opposed and caused major spark between both the parties.
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Narsingh Yadav Doping case
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Narsingh, who managed to get berth against Sushil Kumar had filed a complaint mentioning the name of the culprit. The junior wrestler from Sushil Kumar's academy alleged to have contaminated the food at the Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Sonipat centre in Haryana.
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FIR against Sushil Kumar and his Supporters by his selection trial rival Praveen Rana
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FIR lodged against Kumar and five of his other supporters for allegedly beating Rana’s elder brother Naveen, who suffered head injuries. The event happened after Rana was defeated in selection, But Sushil Kumar dismisses such wrongdoings.
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The School Games Federation of India controversy
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Sushil Kumar, The then president of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), accused of wrongdoings after Indian students participating in the Pacific School Games in Adelaide were reportedly deprived of food and transportation.