Summary:
In his plea, Kumar has stated that he is "innocent of all wrongdoings" and has been "falsely implicated in the present case". Meanwhile, the Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava, submitted that custodial interrogation of Kumar is required to unearth the whole chain of incidents. Police's plea, while stating that Kumar is the main accused who played a key role in the incident, also claims that he might threaten the witness and flee the country. However, a scuffle took place over this issue and Kumar along with his other associates, allegedly thrashed them with wooden sticks, iron rods and baseball bats inside the stadium. Currently, Kumar and his other six co-accused are absconding while a non-bailable warrant against Kumar was also issued by a local court..