Pawan Khera Questioned by Assam Police in FIR Linked to Himanta Sarma’s Spouse
2 min learnGuwahatiMight 13, 2026 10:30 PM IST
Congress chief Pawan Khera was interrogated for round eleven hours on the Assam Police Crime Department on Wednesday in reference to an FIR registered towards him based mostly on a criticism by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s spouse, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.
Khera was earlier granted anticipatory bail by the Supreme Courtroom on April 30, after he challenged the Gauhati Excessive Courtroom’s April 24 denying him aid. The Apex courtroom had then directed Khera to cooperate with the investigation and to “seem earlier than the police station as and when required and intimated”.
On Wednesday, Khera appeared earlier than the Crime Department police station in Guwahati round 10.30 am.
“I’ve been summoned, so I’ve come right here in accordance with the regulation. As a result of I respect the judiciary and the regulation,” he instructed reporters earlier than reaching the station.
The questioning continued until Wednesday night time, and Khera left the police station at round 9:15 pm, his attorneys confirmed to The Indian Categorical. Congress chief and advocate Aman Wadud mentioned that Khera has been requested to report on the station once more on Thursday morning.
On April 5, Khera had alleged in a press convention that CM Sarma’s spouse, Riniki Bhuyan, holds three passports. Khera additionally shared purported photographs of paperwork that allegedly confirmed properties in her identify within the UAE and an organization registered in america, which Khera claimed weren’t disclosed in Sarma’s election affidavit. Following this, Bhuyan filed a criticism towards Khera, stating that the allegations have been false and the mentioned paperwork solid.
An FIR was subsequently registered by the Assam Police with prices together with false statements in reference to an election, dishonest, varied prices associated to forgery, legal intimidation, intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace, making statements that might result in breach of peace, defamation, and legal conspiracy.
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