The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to wrestler Sushil Kumar in an alleged murder case, Live Law reported.

The court directed the two-time Olympic medallist to surrender within a week.

Kumar, along with 17 others, has been accused of fatally assaulting Sagar Dhankar, a former junior national wrestling champion, and his friends in May 2021 because of an alleged property dispute. The incident took place at the Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi.

Sagar Dhankar had suffered cerebral damage from the impact of a blunt object during the assault, according to the post-mortem report.

Kumar was arrested in May 2021.

He was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in March.

On Wednesday, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order while hearing an appeal by Sagar Dhankar’s father, Ashok Dhankar, challenging the High Court’s decision to grant bail.

Ashok Dhankar alleged that Kumar had threatened a key witness while out on interim bail, Live Law reported.