Assuring full cooperation to the police in investigating the death case of his late wife Sunanda Pushkar, former union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that he had never thought that the case involved any foul play.
"I am stunned to hear that the Delhi Police have filed a case of murder against unknown persons in the demise of my late wife. I am anxious to see that this case is investigated thoroughly. I continue to assure the police of my full co-operation. Never thought of any foul play in the death of my wife," said Tharoor.
"Everybody wants that a comprehensive investigation is conducted and that the unvarnished truth comes out. I join all members of Sunanda's family in asking for full information about the basis on which the police have come to this conclusion. We have not been provided with copies of postmortem report and other reports of inquiry like CFSL report till date," he added.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi said that whoever needs to be questioned over the case will be questioned.
"Already registered a case under IPC Section 302, whoever needs to be questioned will be questioned. Medical opinion was a major concern, considering new data to take the investigation forward," said Bassi.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police had stated that a case has been registered with regard to the death of Sunanda Pushkar, adding that medical reports have indicated that her demise was due to poisoning.
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However, Bassi had denied allegations of deliberate delays in the case, despite the FIR being registered almost a year after Pushkar's death.
Pushkar, who married Tharoor in 2010, had checked into The Leela Hotel in Chanakyapuri a day before her death on January 17, 2014.
Tharoor's aides said the couple had checked into the luxury hotel because of renovation work at his Delhi bungalow.
Prior to her death, Sunanda was embroiled in a spat with Pakistan-based journalist, Mehr Tarar, whom she accused of stalking her husband Shashi Tharoor.