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Sunanda Pushkar: Delhi police deny Shashi Tharoor claim | |
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Police in India have denied claims by former minister Shashi Tharoor that they pressured his domestic helper to confess that the two men had murdered his wife. | Police in India have denied claims by former minister Shashi Tharoor that they pressured his domestic helper to confess that the two men had murdered his wife. |
On Tuesday, Delhi police said they were treating the death of Sunanda Pushkar as murder, nearly a year after her body was found in a hotel room. | On Tuesday, Delhi police said they were treating the death of Sunanda Pushkar as murder, nearly a year after her body was found in a hotel room. |
The police said Ms Pushkar's death was "not natural and was due to poisoning". | The police said Ms Pushkar's death was "not natural and was due to poisoning". |
Mr Tharoor will be questioned again in connection with the death, reports say. | Mr Tharoor will be questioned again in connection with the death, reports say. |
He said on Tuesday that he never "thought of any foul play" in the death of his wife, and that he was "anxious to see this case is investigated thoroughly". | He said on Tuesday that he never "thought of any foul play" in the death of his wife, and that he was "anxious to see this case is investigated thoroughly". |
A letter written by Mr Tharoor to Delhi police chief BS Bassi in November in which he makes the allegation of coercion was leaked to the media on Wednesday. | A letter written by Mr Tharoor to Delhi police chief BS Bassi in November in which he makes the allegation of coercion was leaked to the media on Wednesday. |
In it Mr Tharoor said a police officer had "repeatedly physically assaulted" his domestic helper during questioning and tried to "intimidate" him into "confessing that he and I murdered my wife". | In it Mr Tharoor said a police officer had "repeatedly physically assaulted" his domestic helper during questioning and tried to "intimidate" him into "confessing that he and I murdered my wife". |
He also referred to a conversation with Mr Bassi and wrote: "As you graciously agreed, such conduct is completely unacceptable and illegal. It also amounts to the use of physical coercion in the attempt to frame an innocent man." | He also referred to a conversation with Mr Bassi and wrote: "As you graciously agreed, such conduct is completely unacceptable and illegal. It also amounts to the use of physical coercion in the attempt to frame an innocent man." |
"I would request you to take immediate and appropriate action against such unlawful misconduct of the officer concerned." | "I would request you to take immediate and appropriate action against such unlawful misconduct of the officer concerned." |
Mr Bassi told reporters that he had received the letter from Mr Tharoor and investigated the allegation. | Mr Bassi told reporters that he had received the letter from Mr Tharoor and investigated the allegation. |
"I had spoken to my officers about the allegations made in the letter and learnt that even though the person (domestic helper) was summoned, he was never tortured," he told reporters. | "I had spoken to my officers about the allegations made in the letter and learnt that even though the person (domestic helper) was summoned, he was never tortured," he told reporters. |
Mr Tharoor, a Congress MP, married Ms Pushkar, a former Dubai-based businesswoman, in 2010. She was found dead in a five-star hotel in Delhi on 17 January last year. | Mr Tharoor, a Congress MP, married Ms Pushkar, a former Dubai-based businesswoman, in 2010. She was found dead in a five-star hotel in Delhi on 17 January last year. |
The couple had became embroiled in controversy over a series of Twitter messages before Ms Pushkar's death that appeared to reveal he was having an affair with a Pakistani journalist. | The couple had became embroiled in controversy over a series of Twitter messages before Ms Pushkar's death that appeared to reveal he was having an affair with a 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. |
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