“Most grateful, your honour. It’s been seven-and-half years of absolute torture. I really appreciate it,” Mr Tharoor said.
A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor of charges in the case involving the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
On the night of January 17, 2014, Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in Delhi.
The Delhi Police had also charged Shashi Tharoor with abetment to suicide and cruelty.
However, the Delhi Court refused to frame charges against Mr Tharoor and cleared him of all charges.
“Most grateful, your honour. It’s been seven-and-half years of absolute torture. I really appreciate it,” Mr Tharoor said.
The lawyer of the MP from Thiruvananthapuram told the court that a Special Investigation team had completely exonerated the politician and that he should be discharged as there was no evidence to establish any of the charges against him.
In a statement, Mr Tharoor thanked Judge Geetanjali Goel for her order today discharging him from the charges levied by Delhi Police, which he said he has “consistently described as preposterous”.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 18, 2021
“This brings a significant conclusion to the long nightmare which had enveloped me after the tragic passing of my late wife Sunanda. I have weathered dozens of unfounded accusations and media vilification patiently, sustained by my faith in the Indian judiciary, which today stands vindicated,” Mr Tharoor said in his statement.
However, the Congress leader also noted that the “process is all too often a punishment” in our judicial system.
“Nonetheless, the fact that justice has been done, at last will allow all of us in the family to mourn Sunanda in peace,” Mr Tharoor concluded, while also thanking his lawyers.
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