Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi on Thursday clarified that they have not issued any legal notice to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
“We have not issued any formal legal notice to Shashi Tharoor in connection with the probe into his wife's death. Whatever needed is being done to investigate,” Bassi said.
“The investigating officer has to collect more information and all evidences are being examined and verified,” he added.
Tharoor, who has been undergoing treatment at an ayurvedic resort near the temple town of Guruvayur in Kerala, continues to keep the media away over the Delhi police registering a murder case in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
On Wednesday, reports had emerged quoting senior police officials that Delhi Police had served a notice to Tharoor asking him to join investigation into the death of his wife.
As per the reports, Tharoor who is in Kerala, had been asked to join probe at the earliest.
Delhi Police had registered a case of murder a few days ago in the matter, following the final report from the medical board of doctors at AIIMS which conducted autopsy on Pushkar.
An SIT has also been formed by the police to probe the case.
Authorities at the treatment centre, Perumbayil Mana, said Tharoor is unlikely to meet the media as his fortnight long course for "overall physical wellness" would be over only on Friday.
"Normally, we don't allow patients under treatment here to meet visitors and engage themselves in long conversation before the course of treatment is over. His treatment will be over tomorrow. After that it is for him to decide what he should do," Saji Kurup, MD of the resort told PTI.
Kurup said Tharoor is being attended by a panel of doctors and is undergoing an ayurvedic course for physical wellness.
"He is cheerful and spends his time after the course of treatment in writing a book," he said.
Media persons, including those from national channels, have descended on the area in the wake of the new development seeking a direct interaction with him for getting his reaction.
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a south Delhi hotel's suite on January 17 last year.
