The court observed that Pushkar might have felt distressed or mentally disturbed with the alleged extra-marital relation of the accused, but mental disturbance does not constitute the offence of abetment.
Pushkar was found dead on the evening of January 17, 2014. Initially, Delhi police investigated the same as a murder and charged Tharoor under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 498A (cruelty by husband).
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s language challenge and tweeted the word “bahuvachanam”, which means pluralism in Malayalam. Tharoor’s tweet came shortly after Modi, while speaking via video conference, said on Friday that “we can simply start with publishing one word in 10-12 different languages spoken across […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court will on August 20 begin arguments on the charges in the death of Sunanda Pushkar in which her husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is an accused. The arguments would commence before Special CBI Judge Arun Bhardwaj. The court allowed the application moved by the prosecution to share contents of […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor, aiming for a hat-trick of wins, on Tuesday sought a probe into a freak accident at a temple near here which led him to have to eight stitches on his head. “My mother, who is 86 years old, said she has never ever heard of the ‘tulabharam’ […]
New Delhi: In a significant development, the probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was today transfered to the elite Crime Branch of Delhi Police, reflecting the complexities in the high-profile case. The probe has been handed over to Crime Branch two days after a sub-divisional magistrate directed […]
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