Shashi Tharoor gets clean chit in Sunanda Pushkar death case, rues "absolute torture for over 7 yrs"

Mangalore Today News Network / News18

New Delhi, Aug 18, 2021:  The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday discharged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. The former Union minister, who was named prime accused in the case by Delhi police, said it was an “absolute torture for seven-and-a-half years".

 

On the last date of hearing, the court had adjourned the order for Wednesday, August 18. Meanwhile, the court had allowed Delhi Police to submit additional documents related to the case. Public Prosecutor Atul Kumar Srivastava had sought to file some judgments of the High Court and Supreme Court along with written submissions with regard to framing of charges in the case.

Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel in Delhi in January 2014. Tharoor was a minister in the UPA government at the time, and the couple was staying at the hotel as their official residence was being renovated. Tharoor was charged under sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code by Delhi Police, but was not arrested in the case. Tharoor was granted bail in the case in July 2018.

Earlier, the pronouncement of the order got deferred in the matter. The court of special judge Geetanjali Goel was initially scheduled to deliver its judgment on July 27, but deferred its order to August 18, while allowing the prosecution to submit certain documents. The documents include various judgements from the Supreme Court and High Courts, along with written submissions.