Delhi Police filed a chargesheet in the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor under sections 498A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, PTI reported. The next date of hearing in the case is 24 May, ANI reported.

The chargesheet, which runs into around 3,000 pages, has mentioned that Pushkar was allegedly subjected to mental as well as physical cruelty, according to PTI. The chargesheet was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmender Singh in Patiala House court.

Shashi Tharoor has reacted to the development in a tweet. He said that, “No one who knew Sunanda believes she would ever have committed suicide, let alone abetment” on his part, and that he would go on to contest the charge “vigorously”.