Pushkar case: Court again asks to de-seal suite

Citing that the hotel has suffered huge losses, a Delhi court on Tuesday again ordered the de-sealing of the room of a five star hotel where Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead.

"In the view of this court, the said suite is sealed for last about three and half years and already huge financial loss has been caused to the applicant. It is relevant to mention here that generally after inspection of the crime spot by the FSL team or investigating agency, said spot is not sealed or closed till arrival of FSL result," Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh said.

The court also directed the police to file a compliance report on September 26.

During the proceedings, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ishwar Singh appeared in the court and sought more time from the court to de-seal suit no 345 stating that the result of the FSL is awaited.

The court did not entertain this request and said that the act is not justified and no further time can be given for de-sealing the suite. However, it said that the "investigating agency is at liberty to visit the said suite and collect whatever article is lying in the suite for the purpose of investigation".

When asked the reason for the delay, the senior police officer said that "it is a different case".