New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday said they do not plan to call Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for questioning in his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s murder case any time soon as they first wanted to examine all the other people related with the case and look into all available evidence.
Police will first question the other 11 people including Pushkar’s son Shiv Menon, her brothers Ashish Dass and Rajesh Pushkar, her cardiologist Rajat Mohan, a woman “Kaitie”, Tharoor’s personal assistant Rakesh Kumar Sharma and another family friend Sanjay Dewan – who found Pushkar dead when he came to enquire Leela Palace hotel about her health – before questioning Tharoor.
Senior journalist Nalini Singh, with whom Pushkar was believed to be in touch over phone before her death, will also be called to join the probe, an official added.
Besides, two of Tharoor’s officers on special duty (OSD) Shiv Kumar Prasad and Abhinav Kumar, along with driver Bajrangi will also be questioned.
“We have not called Tharoor for questioning as we do not need him at this moment,” police said on Saturday.
Initially, the Special Investigative Team (SIT) formed in the case wanted to question Tharoor straight away and a notice asking him to join the probe was also prepared but it was not dispatched at the last moment as the police top brass decided to question everybody else first.
Tharoor on Saturday said he did not have anything more to add to what he had stated in public about the case on Friday.
Tharoor had, on Friday, demanded a professional police probe without any political pressure or consideration and pre-determined outcome. (IANS)
