Shivani Gadhavi –
Published On: November 20, 2021 at 18:00 IST
A Delhi Court granted 5-day Custody Parole to Accused Wrestler Gaurav Loura in the infamous Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case, citing the reason of his 12th class board examinations.
Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand granted him the said custody parole so that he can appear for his Class 12 exams at a school in the Jhajjar district of the state of Haryana and also ordered him to pay for the expenses of the police who will be escorting him to a different state.
The Court directed the accused Gaurav Loura to deposit Rs. 20,000; when the prosecution argued that taking him to a different state for his examinations will cause ‘an unnecessary burden of expenses on the state.
The Judge added, “Rest of the expenses shall be borne by the State.”
The Judge in his Order stated, “The accused is granted custody parole for November 20, November 29, December 1, December 6, and December 10 from 12 noon to 6 pm for attending his exams on the above-mentioned dates.”
In this case, Loura is accused of the murder of Former Junior National Wrestling Champion Sagar Dhankar, along with Olympic Medalist Sushil Kumar as the main Accused.
In one of the videos that were found on the phone of co-accused Prince, accused Gaurav Loura can be seen beating the deceased Sagar Dhankar, the final report stated. Gaurav Loura was later on arrested on 26th June 2021.
Gaurav Loura and Sushil Kumar, along with others, allegedly assaulted Sagar Dhankar and his friends at the Chhatrasal Stadium on the intervening night of May 4 and 5 over a property dispute.
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