Sunanda Pushkar was murdered by poisoning, says Delhi police
Delhi police commissioner said the AIIMS report had said the death was unnatural
New Delhi: Almost a year after Sunanda Pushkar, 52, wife of former Union minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead at a five-star hotel room in the Chanakyapuri area, the Delhi police on Tuesday filed a murder case against unknown persons, confirming she had died of “poisoning.”
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This triggered demands for the Congress MP’s resignation.
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi police files a case of murder; Tharoor shocked
Delhi police commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi on Tuesday said the AIIMS report had said the death was unnatural, but the substance and its quantum were still not clear. “Stunned” by this development, Mr Tharoor, is likely to be questioned soon in connection with Sunanda’s death.
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