Shashi Tharoor 'stunned' that Pushkar was poisoned

In a statement here, Tharoor said, "Needless to say I am anxious to see that this case is investigated thoroughly, and (I) assure the police my full cooperation. "

Although we never thought of any foul play in the death of my wife, we all want that a comprehensive investigation be conducted and the unvarnished truth should come out," he said.

He added that he and all members of Pushkar's family wanted access to all the information on the basis of which Delhi Police had concluded that she was poisoned to death.

"We have not been provided copies of the post-mortem report and other reports of the inquiry like the CFSL report till date. We repeat our request for a copy of these reports to be provided to us immediately," said Tharoor.

Pushkar was found dead in mysterious circumstances in a luxury hotel in New Delhi in January last year. Delhi Police chief B.S. Bassi said Tuesday that she was poisoned to death.

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Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned, says Delhi Police; Shashi Tharoor 'stunned'

"We have got the final medical report from AIIMS, and we have been told that it was an unnatural death. It was not a natural death," Bassi told the media.


"She died due to poisoning. Whether the poison was given orally or injected into her body is being investigated," he said, adding the report from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was received on December 29.

Bassi said the quantum of poison given to Pushkar, who was 52, had not yet been ascertained. "For that we will send her viscera abroad. "A murder case had now been registered, the police chief said. A special team has been formed to probe the case. This will be overseen by Deputy Commissioner of Police Prem Nath.


Asked why it took almost a year for the final medical report to come, Bassi said the interim report spoke of poisoning but did not say it was an unnatural death. "Even overdose (of medicines) can be poisoning.”

When asked if Tharoor, a former central minister and now a Congress MP from Kerala, would be questioned again, he said, "We will do whatever is possible." 

Bassi said Delhi Police had sought the final medical report from AIIMS several times. "Now that we have got it, we are registering a FIR.”

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