Congress leader Pawan Khera has moved the Telangana High Court seekingย interim protection from arrest in the case registered against him by Assam Police. Khera has sought anticipatory bail in an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports. The plea is listed for hearing before Telangana High Court Justice K Sujana on Thursday.
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Assam Police has booked Khera in a case of alleged defamation, forgery and criminal conspiracy. The case was registered following his recent claims that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmaโs wife Riniki Bhuyan holds multiple foreign passports and undisclosed assets abroad.Kheraโs plea has sought transit anticipatory bail to enable him to approach courts in Assam.
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ย The FIR has been registered against Khera under Sections 175(false statement in connection with an election), 35, 36, 318 (Cheating), 338, (forgery of valuable will, security etc.), 337(Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.), 340(Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine), 352(Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 356(Defamation) of BNS at Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station.
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ย The petitioner seeks that in the event of his arrest he may be released on bail. On Tuesday, as per reports, Assam police had reached Hyderabad, Telangana looking for Khera. The Congress leader has claimed that Assam CM’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma holds three passports. Khera is the Chairman, Media & Publicity Department of the Congress party and is also a member of the Congress Working Committee.
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The anticipatory bail petition has been filed in Hyderabad, wherein Khera, as per reports, has a residence. As per reports, Assam Police had also visited Khera’s residence in Delhi and conducted a search but he was not present there.
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