Sunanda Pushkar murder: SIT quizzes Amar Singh for 2 hours

New Delhi, January 28

The Delhi Police on Wednesday questioned former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh as part of its ongoing probe into the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Amar Singh was questioned at south Delhi's Vasant Vihar police station for about two hours.

Amar Singh told media that he was questioned by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) of Delhi Police for about two hours following his earlier statement.

"When the SIT team of Delhi Police came to know that Sunanda had talked to me a few days before her death, they asked me to know the sequence of my talk with her," he said.

After the death of Sunanda, Amar Singh had told media that she was a brave woman and she could not commit suicide.

"If someone has murdered Sunanda, he should be caught," he said, adding he is not against Tharoor or anyone.

"I am not against Shashi Tharoor. Tharoor and Sunanda both were affectionate to me. I just want the truth to come out," he said.

"Sunanda was my best friend. I have told the police what the truth I knew about her," Amar Singh said, adding he did not want to disclose his police questioning in public.

Sources said the SIT questioned Amar Singh over several points related to Sunanda and asked him about the IPL (Indian Premier League) angle as well.

Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said: "Amar Singh had claimed that he had some inputs related to the case. He had also revealed some point in the media. He was called for questioning today (Wednesday)..." Earlier, police quizzed senior journalist Nalini Singh January 23.

Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel room here January 17, 2014. A murder case was registered by police against unknown people January 1 this year.

IANS