Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar was questioned in February last in connection with the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, said the police.
Joint Commissioner of Police (South Eastern Range) R.P. Upadhyay confirmed that Ms. Tarar, with whom Ms. Pushkar had a spat on twitter days before her death, was questioned. He, however, refused to divulge further details.
Ms. Pushkar, wife of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on January 17, 2014, in a suite the couple lived in South Delhi's Hotel Leela Palace.
Mr. Upadhyay said Ms. Tarar was told to join the investigation and she was asked to reply to a questionnaire prepared by the investigators.
She had written to then Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi, expressing her willingness to come to Delhi and get examined. The questioning took place at a hotel in the city.
Sources said the members of the Special Investigating Team asked her about the allegations made by Ms. Pushkar prior to her death — that the journalist was romantically involved with Mr. Tharoor. She is learnt to have refuted these claims.
Source:-thehindu
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