Pawan Khera appears before Assam Police for second day

Congress leader Pawan Khera appeared before the Crime Branch on Thursday for the second consecutive day in connection with the cases filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma. The cases were lodged after Khera alleged that Riniki possessed multiple passports and undisclosed properties abroad.

Police questioned Khera for over 10 hours on Wednesday. “They asked me questions, and I answered. That’s how it has been going. They have called me again on the 25th. I will come and fully cooperate, just as every responsible citizen should, said Khera to reporters after coming out around six pm. 

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on Wednesday that the law will take its own course, but “we have already received in writing from the Union government that the documents Khera displayed were fake.” Police investigations, therefore, will not take long, and they will be able to submit the chargesheet within the stipulated time, the CM said.

Sarma’s wife had filed criminal complaints against Khera and others at the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The charges against the Congress leader include making false statements in connection with an election, cheating, forgery, use of forged documents as genuine, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, and defamation.