Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar found dead in Delhi's Leela Hotel

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead at a five-star Leela Palace Hotel in Delhi on Friday night. Delhi Police sources say it could be a case of suicide. She was found dead in room number 345 of Leela Palace Hotel.

The incident comes within 24 hours of Pushkar being involved in a verbal spat with popular Pakistani columnist Mehr Tarar following the alleged hacking incident of her husband's Twitter account.

Sunanda Pushkar had called Mehr Tarar an ISI agent and accused her of trying to create trouble in her marriage.

Delhi Police sources say it could be a case of suicide. The incident comes just 24 hours after she was involved in a verbal spat with Pakistani columnist Mehr Tarar.