India, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, the prime accused in the murder of junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.

A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside the March 4 order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to Kumar.

Senior counsel Siddharth Mridul represented the deceased's father, Ashok Dhankad, while senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani appeared for Kumar in the top court.

Kumar, along with several others, is accused of assaulting Dhankar and his two friends, Sonu and Amit Kumar, in the parking lot of Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium on May 4, 2021, allegedly over a property dispute.

Dhankar, a 23-year-old wrestler from Haryana...