Sunanda Pushkar murder case: Tharoor's son to be questioned by Delhi Police

New Delhi, Jan 29: After Delhi Police questioned former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh in connection with its ongoing probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, reports are saying that Shiv Menon, son of former union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will also be questioned in connection with the case.

Shiv Menon is Sunanda Pushkar's son from an earlier marriage.

"Yes, he is likely to be questioned in next two to three days. We are going to talk to him," Delhi Police Commissioner, BS Bassi was quoted as saying in an ANI report.

"If necessary, we will also talk to him (Shashi Tharoor) again," he added.

Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was on Wednesday questioned at south Delhi's Vasant Vihar Police station for around two hours.

Amar Singh told media that he was questioned by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) of Delhi Police for around two hours following his earlier statement.

Singh refused to reveal the interrogation points but said: "When the SIT team of Delhi Police came to know that Sunanda had talked to me a few days before her death, they asked me to know the sequence of my talk with her."

Singh had told mediapersons after the death of Sunanda that she was a brave lady and she could not commit suicide.

Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi said: "Amar Singh had claimed that he had some inputs related to the case. He had also revealed some point in the media. He was called for questioning today (Wednesday)..."

Earlier police had quizzed senior journalist Nalini Singh Jan 23 in the same case.

Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel room here Jan 17, 2014. A murder case was registered by the police against unknown people Jan 1 this year.

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