Delhi: How Shashi Tharoor discovered Sunanda Pushkar's body

New

, Jan 17: 52-year-old

, wife of Union Minister

has been found dead in a hotel room in Delhi on Friday, Jan 17. According to personal secretary representing the minister said that it was Mr Tharoor who discovered his wife's body in the hotel room.

According to the official statement issued by Mr Tharoor's aide, the minister initially thought that Sunanda was taking rest in her hotel room. However, later he got suspicious and alerted his close associates.

Soon after Delhi Police were informed and after medical examination Sunanda was declared dead. A tweet from Mrs Tharoor's Twitter account at 8:01 pm said that he would not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival because his wife was unwell. Sunanda was found dead around 8:30 pm.

According to police sources, no external injuries were found on Sunanda's body and they also informed that it could be a case of suicide. However, no suicide note has been found so far.

She along with her husband had checked in to Leela Palace Hotel in Delhi on Thursday.

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