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FIR has been launched against wrestler Sushil Kumar by rival Praveen Rana and his brother Naveen.

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"Hang me if I am guilty" says Sushil Kumar

Delhi police has registered an FIR against Sushil Kumar. (Getty Images)

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He is the only Indian to have won two individual Olympic medals. (BCCL/Sanjeev Rastogi)

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An FIR was lodged against Sushil Kumar - and five of his supporters on the basis of a complaint by wrestler Praveen Rana and his brother Naveen. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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Police say Kumar and his supporters had allegedly thrashed Rana and his brother after a bout at the Indira Gandhi stadium on December 29, 2017. (BCCL/Piyal Bhattacharjee)

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A case under section of assault and criminal intimidation has been registered. (BCCL)

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In the complaint, Rana has alleged that Sushil's supporters had started taunting him after his Commonwealth Games trial bout with Sushil, which the latter won 7-3. (BCCL/Piyal Bhattacharjee)

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When Rana was unwinding in the training arena, Sushil's supporters barged in and beat him up. He alleged that the men beat him and his brother with a chair and iron rods when they tried to resist. (Getty Images)

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After learning about the FIR, an upset Sushil told TOI: "If even one witness comes forward and says that I have harmed Parveen Rana after the bout as alleged by him, I am ready to face the law of the land... ready to face the consequences no matter how big my stature is." (BCCL/Piyal Bhattacharjee)

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"Hang me if I am guilty." (BCCL)

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"I didn't even meet him after the bout as I had gone to change my dress just for two minutes, and later I was inside the wrestling hall. So how could I hit him?" (BCCL)

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