Swamy seeks copy of chargesheet in Sunanda Pushkar case

Sunanda, wife of Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor was found dead in Room No. 345 of Hotel Leela Palace in 2014.

Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday filed a fresh application in Delhi High Court seeking a copy of chargesheet in Sunanda Pushkar case within 45 days after Delhi police were clueless about the cause of Pushkar's death.

Last week, the Delhi Police has submitted the status report to high court saying the cause of Sunanda Pushkar's death was unknown.

Sunanda, wife of Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor was found dead in Room No. 345 of Hotel Leela Palace in 2014.

Soon after the status report was submitted, Swamy alleged, "Some other agency should investigate Sunanda Pushkar's death .Shashi Tharoor has lied and evidence have beentampered."

In fact, early this month also Swamy had sought a time-bound probe in the case, saying "very influential people are involved in the case, leading to attempts to protect them, and the matter has faced a lot of unnecessary delay already".

In the plea, he said that it was an extreme example of the slow motion of the criminal justice process and the extent to which it could be subverted by the rich and influential. It unfolds the apparent apathy on the part of all those concerned with the administration of criminal justice.

(With agency inputs)