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AIIMS doctor accuses Tharoor, Azad of influencing Sunanda Pushkar's autopsy; Govt seeks report

After I Became The Health Minister, Dr Sudhir Gupta Of AIIMS Had Written To Our Department Regarding His Promotion. But After TV Channels Yesterday Said That He Has Made A Specific Allegation, I Have Written To The AIIMS Director Seeking A Detailed Information In This Regard, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Said.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Devika Chhibber | Updated on: 02 Jul 2014, 11:54:12 AM

New Delhi:

The government today sought a detailed report from the AIIMS on the reported allegation by a senior forensic doctor that he was pressurised to manipulate the report of the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.

"After I became the Health Minister, Dr Sudhir Gupta of AIIMS had written to our department regarding his promotion.  But after TV channels yesterday said that he has made a specific allegation, I have written to the AIIMS Director seeking a detailed information in this regard," Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

According to reports, the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) doctor Sudhir Gupta has claimed that he was pressurised to give a tailor made report in the Sunanda Pushkar's death case.

The doctor has also claimed in an affidavit at the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) stating that he was pressurised by former union minister and president of AIIMS Ghulam Nabi Azad to act in an “unprofessional” manner to cover up the matter.

When contacted, the doctor said, "I have written to the authorities concerned about my grievances. I don't want to make any further comment on the issue ". 

Sunanda Tharoor was found dead in suite 345 of south Delhi's Leela hotel on January 17 this year. Her body was reportedly found by Tharoor around 8 pm, when he returned to the hotel after attending a meeting of the All India Congress Committee. 

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First Published : 02 Jul 2014, 08:21:00 AM

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