38.6c New Delhi, India, Monday, November 03, 2025
Top Stories Supreme Court
Political NEWS Legislative Corner Celebstreet International Videos
Subscribe Contact Us
close
CelebStreet

Delhi Police names Shashi Tharoor as accused in Sunanda Pushkar death case

By LawStreet News Network      14 May, 2018 02:21 AM      0 Comments

The Delhi Police on Monday (May 14th, 2018) filed a charge sheet in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, naming the husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as an accused in the case.

The charge sheet was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh under sections 498A (husband or relative of husband subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.

Pushkar was found dead in her hotel room on January 17, 2014, in New Delhi under mysterious circumstances.

The next hearing in the case is on May 24 when Mr. Tharoor will be expected to be present in the Court.



Share this article:

User Avatar
About:


Leave a feedback about this
TRENDING NEWS


TOP STORIES

special-courts-can-order-release-of-seized-vehicles-under-ndps-act-sc
Trending Judiciary
Special Courts Can Order Release of Seized Vehicles Under NDPS Act: SC [Read Judgment]

SC: Special Courts under NDPS Act retain power to release seized vehicles; 2022 Rules can’t override statutory jurisdiction of Special Courts.

28 October, 2025 01:35 PM
sc-holds-mere-delay-in-suit-cant-legalise-infringement-in-ipr-disputes
Trending Judiciary
SC holds mere delay in suit can't legalise infringement in IPR disputes [Read Judgment]

SC: Delay in filing suit doesn’t legalise patent infringement; urgency must be judged by ongoing injury, not delay, to protect IPR and public interest.

28 October, 2025 02:08 PM
madhya-pradesh-hc-dissolves-marriage-terms-false-alcoholism-allegations-as-mental-cruelty
Trending Judiciary
Madhya Pradesh HC Dissolves Marriage, Terms False Alcoholism Allegations As Mental Cruelty [Read Judgment]

MP High Court dissolves marriage, holding wife’s false alcoholism allegations against husband amounted to mental cruelty and justified divorce.

28 October, 2025 02:29 PM
delhi-hc-suspends-life-sentence-of-woman-convicted-in-murder-case-cites-11-years-incarceration-and-plight-of-minor-children
Trending Judiciary
Delhi HC Suspends Life Sentence Of Woman Convicted In Murder Case, Cites 11 Years Incarceration And Plight Of Minor Children [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC suspends woman’s life term in murder case, citing 11 years in jail, good conduct, and welfare of her three minor children.

28 October, 2025 03:00 PM

ADVERTISEMENT


Join Group

Signup for Our Newsletter

Get Exclusive access to members only content by email