Police question Paralympic gold medallist Mariyappan in connection with man's death. Image Source: twitter[/caption]Internet Desk: Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu has been questioned in connection with the death of a motorcycle-borne teenager who had earlier collided with Mariyappan’s parked car.
However, the athlete was allowed to leave after the enquiry on Sunday.
After an alleged quarrel between the two, 19-year old Satish Kumar was found dead on a railway track the very same day.
Considering the fact that Satish was found dead after an alleged quarrel involving a car owned by Mariyappan, his parents and friends wanted a probe to be held, sources said.
A formal complaint is yet to be launched against the athlete.
For the moment, a railway government police official said a case of suspicious death is being investigated under relevant sections of the CrPC.
However, Mariyappan said he had nothing to do with the death of the man.
"My name has been unnecessarily dragged into this. I am busy training for future events," he said.
Mariyappan said though he had been called for an enquiry by the local police in this regard, his name was cleared.
His coach S Sathyanarayana alleged that the athlete is being dragged into the issue to tarnish his reputation.
The coach claimed no complaint had been filed against Mariyappan, adding the Paralympic gold medal winner was focused on winning honours at an event in London later this year.
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