Pawan Khera questioned until evening by Assam cops for remarks on CM Himanta’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 Court docket on April 30, after he challenged the Gauhati Excessive Court docket’s April 24 denying him reduction. 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 legislation. As a result of I respect the judiciary and the legislation,” he instructed reporters earlier than reaching the station.

The questioning continued until Wednesday evening, and Khera left the police station at round 9:15 pm, his legal professionals confirmed to The Indian Specific. 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 the USA, 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 expenses together with false statements in reference to an election, dishonest, varied expenses associated to forgery, felony intimidation, intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace, making statements that would result in breach of peace, defamation, and felony conspiracy.

Sukrita Baruah is a Principal Correspondent for The Indian Specific, based mostly in Guwahati. From this strategic hub, she gives complete, ground-level protection of India’s North East, a area characterised by its advanced ethnic range, geopolitical significance, and distinctive developmental challenges.

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