Wrestler Nisha Dahiya's mother, brother gets shot and injured, accuses coach Pawan

Fake news traveling at a speed of light on social media is nothing new these days. And the same happened with the wrestler Nisha Dahiya. A rumor spread that Nisha and her 18-year-old brother were shot dead yesterday afternoon at a wrestling academy in Halalpur village of Sonepat, Haryana.

The police said that the alleged also shot Dhanpati, the mother of the victims, and was undergoing treatment at PGIMS in Rohtak. According to Dhanpati, she alleged her daughter's coach, Pawan of shooting fire at them. Also, Pawan is the owner of the academy, and Nisha's mother accused him of harassing Nisha previously.

Inspector Karamjeet Singh, SHO, Kharkhoda said, "The coach Pawan was allegedly harassing the girl and she called her brother and mother to the spot. Pawan was accompanied by his wife and 2-3 relatives, who fled after shooting the three. The girl had been training at the academy for the last three years."

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Amidst all this news, Nisha came forward and said that the initial reports were mistakenly identified. Also, she is "okay" and is now at UPS Gonda for the senior national championship.

Nisha's family members on Pawan:

Dhanpati stated in her statement that Nisha informed her earlier that Pawan often misbehaved with her. "Nisha told me that Pawan had harassed her and threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone. Suddenly, Pawan pulled out a gun and fired multiple bullets at my daughter. She collapsed after sustaining gunshot wounds near the gate. My son and I ran in different directions. The accused got hold of me…and shot me. They chased my son, who was running towards the village. I saw them firing several bullets, which hit him and he died on the spot."

Nisha's cousin, Deepak said, "Pawan and his aides removed the CCTV camera at the academy and near the village road before absconding."

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The local residents and coaches at wrestling academies nearby said that Pawan opened the academy in the village about 5 years ago. He was training about 30 trainees. The academy is named after 2-time Olympics medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar. He is Pawan Kumar's father-in-law. Also, Satpal Singh, the 1982 Asian Games champion wrestler told The Indian Express that the academy is "not being run by Kumar or any of his family members" or associates.