Delhi Police questions Shashi Tharoor again on alleged murder of wife Sunanda Pushkar

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is being questioned for the second time on the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar a year ago.

Tharoor was quizzed at the SIT office in Vasant Vihar in south Delhi on various aspects leading to Sunanda's death. This is the second time that Tharoor faced tough questions by the Delhi Police which had earlier examined him on January 19.

"We have called him to know the certain details," a source said.

Earlier this month, Sunanda Pushkar’s son, Shiv Menon, was also questioned.

"We had recorded the statement of Shiv Menon. We have got some information from the SIT which was analysing the statement and regarding that we need to question Tharoor and other members (staff, Tharoor's other employees)," Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi had told reporters on Wednesday.

The police team probing the case has questioned at least 15 people in this connection.

Tharoor, his staff members and close friends were among those quizzed by Delhi Police. Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and senior journalist Nalini Singh, too, have been questioned by police.

52-year-old Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in her suite at a five-star hotel in south Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014, days after she publicly accused Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar of having an affair with her husband.

Last month, the police registered a case of murder and said Sunanda may have been poisoned.