Sunanda Pushkar’s death mystery unsolved: New medical board report declares cause of death ‘inconclusive’

The new medical board submitted its report on Sunanda Pushkar’s death on Friday. It said that the cause of her death is inconclusive. The report was given to Delhi Police's SIT.

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Sunanda Pushkar’s death mystery unsolved: New medical board report declares cause of death ‘inconclusive’

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The new medical board submitted its report on Sunanda Pushkar’s death on Friday. It said that the cause of her death is inconclusive. The report was given to Delhi Police's SIT.

This board was constituted in March 2016. It was set up on instructions of director general health services. It was formed when then Commissioner of Police BS Bassi said AIIMS had failed to reach conclusion.

The new medical board consisted of doctors from Chandigarh, Pudducherry and Delhi.

AIIMS autopsy department also could not find the reason behind Sunanda's death in November 15, FBI had said Sunanda's death is unnatural but ruled out radioactive poisoning.

However, a court in US had asked authorities to expedite the retrieving of Sunanda’s BBM chars. SIT had sent a letter of rogatory through a Delhi court. Sunanda's BBM chats were found deleted.

Gujarat Forensic Investigation of Crime and Scientific Services is about to submit report of Sunanda's laptop.

Sunanda was found dead under mysterious circumstances on January 17. A year later, a murder case was registered.

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