In the case regarding Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, Delhi Police on Thursday handed over various documents to Tharoor before a court in Delhi.
The documents included statements of various witnesses recorded in the case.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy during the hearing requested the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, that he be allowed to assist the police in teh case.
Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and advocate Ghaurav Gupta, who were appearing for Tharoor told the court that Swamy had no locus standi in the case, which was already being probed by the police.
The court, thereafter, posted the matter for further hearing on September 20.
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Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in the city on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying in the hotel as the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at that time.
The court had directed the Delhi Police to hand over various documents filed along with the charge sheet, including statements of witnesses, to Tharoor on a plea moved by him.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP was granted regular bail by court on July 7 after he appeared before court in pursuance to the summons issued against him.
The court had on June 5 summoned Tharoor, observing there was sufficient ground to proceed against him.
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Tharoor has been charged under sections 498A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but has not been arrested in the case.
PTI
