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India's Shashi Tharoor wife 'overdosed on drugs' | India's Shashi Tharoor wife 'overdosed on drugs' |
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The death of the wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor may have been caused by an overdose of drugs, doctors who carried out the autopsy say. | The death of the wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor may have been caused by an overdose of drugs, doctors who carried out the autopsy say. |
Sunanda Pushkar was found in a hotel room in the Indian capital, Delhi, on Friday. | Sunanda Pushkar was found in a hotel room in the Indian capital, Delhi, on Friday. |
The couple became embroiled in a row on Wednesday after Twitter messages suggested he was having an affair. | The couple became embroiled in a row on Wednesday after Twitter messages suggested he was having an affair. |
The autopsy also found "injury marks" on Ms Pushkar's body, but did not say if they were linked to her death. | The autopsy also found "injury marks" on Ms Pushkar's body, but did not say if they were linked to her death. |
Dr Amit Gupta, spokesperson of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where the autopsy was conducted, told BBC Hindi that the "preliminary report shows there was drug overdose". | |
The autopsy report has been submitted to a magistrate, media reports say. | The autopsy report has been submitted to a magistrate, media reports say. |
A public row broke out on Wednesday when seemingly private messages between Mr Tharoor and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar were published on his Twitter feed. | A public row broke out on Wednesday when seemingly private messages between Mr Tharoor and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar were published on his Twitter feed. |
Ms Pushkar, 52, said she had gone into her husband's account and published the messages. | Ms Pushkar, 52, said she had gone into her husband's account and published the messages. |
She accused Ms Tarar of stalking her husband - an allegation denied by the Pakistani journalist. | She accused Ms Tarar of stalking her husband - an allegation denied by the Pakistani journalist. |
Ms Pushkar and Mr Tharoor later insisted they were happily married and blamed "unauthorised tweets" for causing confusion. | Ms Pushkar and Mr Tharoor later insisted they were happily married and blamed "unauthorised tweets" for causing confusion. |
Mr Tharoor, a former UN diplomat, was forced to resign from his first ministerial position in 2010 amid controversy over his involvement in bidding for a cricket team. | Mr Tharoor, a former UN diplomat, was forced to resign from his first ministerial position in 2010 amid controversy over his involvement in bidding for a cricket team. |
Ms Pushkar had allegedly received a free stake in the Indian Premier League franchise he was bidding for. | Ms Pushkar had allegedly received a free stake in the Indian Premier League franchise he was bidding for. |
He was appointed minister of state for human resource development in 2012. | He was appointed minister of state for human resource development in 2012. |
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