New Delhi: The Delhi police, who have registered a case of murder in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, may question Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar soon. Sunanda, before her death in January last year, had fought with Ms Tarar on #Twitter over her alleged #affair with her husband Shashi Tharoor.
Tarar, who had met Congress MP Tharoor sometime before Sunanda’s death, had already said publicly that she is ready to answer all questions in this connection. Meanwhile, Tharoor’s domestic help Narayan Singh told investigators that the couple had been fighting over another woman besides Tarar days before her death, the sources said.
Police sources said that a questionnaire is being prepared, which will be sent to Ms Tarar via email if the investigation team is unable to question her personally. Ms Tarar, who had met Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sometime before Sunanda’s death, had already said publicly that she is ready to answer all questions in this connection.
They said it was Trakru who had received Sunanda at the airport on January 15 on her return from Thiruvananthapuram and had brought her to Leela Palace hotel where she was found dead on Janaury 17. He had met both Tharoor and Sunanda in the hotel the next day.
The investigators questioned the hotel staff and also checked the hotel room once again. The staff was specifically asked whether anyone had seen or recovered any syringe or an injection vial from the room.
The question was made as the medical report had mentioned ‘injury no. 10’, an apparent injection mark through which the poison could have been administered.
“We are taking legal advice on how to go about questioning Mehr Tarar as she is a foreign national,” said a senior police officer, adding, “There are certain protocols that needs to be followed and we are chalking out all options and will go as per the rule book.
Police will also question another man Sanjay Dewan, the couple’s family friend who is believed to be at the hotel suite on that night when Sunanda was found dead. Meanwhile, Delhi police top brass has asked the members of SIT not to use mobile phones during investigation, especially during interrogation. The police has already questioned Sunanda’s friend Sunil Trakru.
Bureau Report
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