Sunanda Pushkar death case: SC disposes off Swamy's petition

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

The on Friday disposed off a petition filed by Bharatiya (BJP) Subramanian Swamy, seeking a time-bound investigation into the death case of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of

The has said that the Police has already filed its chargesheet in the case.

On July 5, the court granted anticipatory bail to Tharoor in connection with the case and he was asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs.1 lakh.

then filed an application before the to restrain the police from supplying the copy of the chargesheet to any third person or stranger in connection with the case.

In his petition, Tharoor said he wanted a "fair trial". He further claimed that there has been "misreporting" and "spreading of false information" regarding him and alleged that it would subvert the legal process.

After Tharoor's plea, the Court issued a notice to the police.

Sunanda was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014.

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First Published: Fri, July 13 2018. 15:55 IST