Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today issued a statement demanding a thorough probe by the authorities into his wife, Sunanda Pushkar’s death case.
Tharoor’s issued a statement saying, “Upon the tragic loss of my wife Sunanda and from the very beginning, I have requested for a thorough investigation by the authorities to be conducted and concluded rapidly and transparently. The Pushkar family has taken the same view and we have all fully co-operated with the authorities. I reiterate my request to bring this protracted inquiry to a clear and definitive conclusion at the earliest, so as to put all speculation to rest.”
Earlieron Wednesday, Dr. Sudhir Gupta of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) claimed that he was pressurized to give a doctored autopsy report after Sunanda Pushkar’s death.
Gupta headed the team of experts who conducted the post-mortem on Pushkar’s body. He has alleged in his complaint to the Health Ministry and the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) that he was pressured by top officials to show that Pushkar’s death was ‘natural’.
Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi also told media today that the Sunanda Pushkar death case will be re-examined, adding that all possibilities will be taken into consideration.
Sunanda Pushkar, 52, was found dead in her hotel room in Leela Palace in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri on January 17 this year.