Court clears Tharoor of all charges in Pushkar case

A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in a luxury hotel here. Special Judge Geetanjali Goel pronounced the order in a virtual hearing. The detailed order is awaited. After the order was pronounced, Tharoor, who had joined the proceedings, thanked the judge and said “it was an absolute torture for the last sevenand-a-half years” and that the order was “a great relief”. Later he released a statement, saying that justice has been done, which will allow everyone in the family to mourn Sunanda in peace. Tharoor was earlier granted anticipatory bail in the matter by a Sessions court on July 5, 2018.