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Delhi police to question Pakistani journalist over Indian politician's wife's murder

Pushkar was found dead a day after an online spat with Mehr Tarar over the latter's alleged affair with Shashi...

Web Desk March 12, 2015

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Delhi Police said on Thursday they would question politician Shashi Tharoor’s friend and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar regarding the mysterious death of Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar.

An official communique will be issued soon in this regard, Delhi Police chief BS Bassi said on Thursday, according to the Times of India.

Read: Suspected suicide: Shashi Tharoor’s wife found dead

The 52-year-old was found dead in her suite at a five star hotel in south Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014, a day after she was involved in an online spat with Tarar on micro-blogging website Twitter over the latter's alleged affair with Tharoor.

"If required, Shashi Tharoor will be questioned again," Bassi said.

The Delhi police chief also said, "we have asked the FBI to expedite the process of sending the viscera report".

Read: Sunanda’s murder case: Delhi police to question Pakistani journalist

The special investigation team probing the case has questioned at least 15 people, including Tharoor, his staff, close friends of the couple and the staff of Leela Palace hotel, where Pushkar was found dead.

COMMENTS (2)

John B | 9 years ago | Reply @Stranger: "FGS – Cant a man have an extra marital affiar in peace " Not over a dead body of his wife. Your comment suggests that Delhi police should ignore investigating their affair as a motive for the murder. Commonsense please

Stranger | 9 years ago | Reply Wow anythinig ( I mean just about a n y t h i n g ) happens in one side of the subcontinent , Its surely and obviously because of the next door neighbour . Now even love affairs and routine divorces / marital disputes / non military killings & murders have Indo Pak angle to it. Tomorrow there will be an inter family land dispute and they will blame people across the border . And I mean BOTH sides .FGS - Cant a man have an extra marital affiar in peace .

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