Sunanda Pushkar's death: case transferred to Crime Branch

NCP leader DP Tripathi had on Wednesday demanded that Union Minister Shashi Tharoor must quit till the investigation is over.

However, Congress spokesperson Randip Surjewala, at the AICC briefing, said, "Tharoor is in a responsible ministerial position. He is also an inseparable part of Congress. There is no question of his resignation".

Sunanda's son from her second marriage, Shiv Menon had yesterday issued a statement, denying any possible role of Shashi Tharoor in his mother's death.

He had also commented that his mother was too strong to commit suicide.

Sunanda Pushkar was found dead at Hotel Leela Palace at Chanakyapuri on Jan17, just a couple of days after her spat with Pak journalist Mehr Tarar on Twitter.