A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case.
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel in the national capital on the night of January 17, 2014. She and Tharoor were staying in the hotel, as their bungalow was being renovated at that time.
Reacting to the court's decision, Tharoor said that the order brought a "significant conclusion to the long nightmare" which had "enveloped him after the tragic passing away" of his wife.
"I would like to express my humble thanks to judge Geetanjali Goel for her orders today, discharging me from the charges levied by the Delhi police, which I have consistently described as preposterous. This brings a significant conclusion to the long nightmare which had enveloped me after the tragic passing of my late wife Sunanda," the Congress MP said in a statement,
Tharoor further said that he patiently faced several "unfounded accusations" and "media vilification" and "sustained his faith" in the judiciary.
"I have weathered dozens of unfounded accusations and media vilification patiently, sustained by my faith in the Indian judiciary, which today stands vindicated. In our justice system, the process is all too often the punishment. Nonetheless, the fact that justice has been done, at last, will allow all of us in the family to mourn Sunanda in peace. I am grateful to my lawyers, particularly Vikas Pahwa and Gaurav Gupta, for all that they have done to bring the case to this conclusion," he said.
Meanwhile, senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, who appeared for Tharoor in the case, said that justice has prevailed after a "long battle" of seven years.
"I am delighted to hear the pronouncement of discharge for Dr Shashi Tharoor. It was a long battle of seven years. Ultimately justice has prevailed. He had faith in the judicial system right from the beginning. I had always advised Dr Tharoor not to make any public statement as the matter was subjudice in the court. The charges levelled by the police for abetment to suicide and cruelty were absurd and preposterous. Even the most essential ingredients of the offences were not present in this case," Tharoor's counsel said.
He also stressed that there was no complaint by anyone for harassment or abetment to suicide by any of the family members or friends of late Sunanda Pushkar.
"All the reports of various medical boards including psychological autopsy reports exonerated Dr Shashi Tharoor from the charges of homicide or suicide. The chargesheet filed was without any basis... I am happy that at last after seven years justice has prevailed and he has been honourably discharged from all the charges made by Delhi Police against him," Pahwa added.
During the last hearing in the case, the Delhi Police had sought framing of various charges, including 306 (abetment of suicide), against the Congress leader. However, Pahwa told the court that the investigation conducted by the SIT completely exonerated the politician of all the charges levelled against him.
Seeking Tharoor's discharge in the case, Pahwa had then said there was no evidence against him to prove the offence punishable under either section 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) or 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC.
Earlier, Tharoor was booked under sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code by Delhi police, but was not arrested in the case. He was granted bail on July 5, 2018.
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