The Delhi police’s special investigating team (SIT), probing the murder of former Union minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar, is puzzled by the statement of Dr Rajat Mohan, a doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital who was called in to attend her at the hotel.
In his statement, Dr Mohan said he had told the caller at 6.45 pm that “he will be able to come after finishing his OPD.” What SIT is looking into is why none of Sunanda’s attendants, including her friend Sanjay Dewan, did not rush her to the nearest hospital if she was so sick. Dr Mohan’s statement was recorded by SDM Alok Sharma after her death last year on January 17.
Police sources said that even though Dr Mohan had received the first call to attend Sunanda at 6.45 pm to which he clearly said that he would come between 8.30 to 9 pm, no attempt was made to rush her to the nearest hospital. In his statement, Dr Mohan has referred to Mr Sanjay Dewan, one of Sunanda’s friends, who had asked him to come early as he (Dewan) feared Sunanda “was no more.”
According to Dr Mohan’s statement, which is in possession of this newspaper, he stated: “I got a call from Dr Dilip at 6.45 pm on January 17 to attend to Mrs Sunanda Pushkar at Hotel Leela Palace. I told him that I shall see her between 8.30 to 9 pm after finishing my OPD.” Dr Mohan added: “I subsequently got a call from Mr Sanjay Dewan at 6.55 pm that he would send a car or come personally to pick me up. I again got a call at 7.20 pm that he would be coming. The car came at approximately 8.30 pm and again I got a call from Mr Sanjay Dewan at 8.36 pm to come early as she was very sick or probably no more.”
A senior police officer, privy to the probe, said: “To such a situation, any natural reaction to save a life would have been to rush the patient to the nearest hospital (in this case AIIMS which was within 10 km distance and best option in Delhi).”
