Sunanda Pushkar was murdered by poisoning, says Delhi police

Delhi police commissioner said the AIIMS report had said the death was unnatural

Update: 2015-01-07 02:43 GMT
A File photo of Sunanda Pushkar. The Delhi police confirmed that she was murdered, with the medical board calling her death 'unnatural' (Photo: PTI)

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.

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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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