Unknown assailants killed national-level wrestler Nisha Dahiya and her brother at Sushil Kumar Wrestling Academy in Sonepat's Halalpur, Haryana, on Wednesday. Nisha's mother Dhanpati was also injured during the incident and is in critical condition. She has been admitted to Rohtak's PGI hospital.
Police have sent Nisha Dahiya and her brother Suraj's bodies for postmortem at Civil Hospital in Sonepat. The matter is under investigation and the reason for the shooting is still unknown.
On Friday, Nisha Dahiya bagged a bronze medal in 65 kg at Wrestling U-23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. PM Narendra Modi also praised her along with other women wrestlers for their breakthrough performance.
"Congratulations to Shivani, Anju, Divya, Radhika and Nisha for winning medals at the Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. Their performance is special and will contribute to wrestling becoming even more popular across India," the PM had tweeted.
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Nisha Dahiya won a gold medal at the cadet National Championships in 2014 in Srinagar and repeated the feat next year.
Her first international medal came in 2014 when she returned with a bronze in the 49kg category from Asian Championships. She won a silver in 60kg category next year. She also won a bronze at the National Championships in 2015.