Hyderabad, April 8 Congress leader Pawan Khera moved the Telangana High Court on Wednesday, seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him by the Assam government over allegations he made against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.
Khera, who provided his address in Hyderabad, requested the court to release him on bail if he were to be arrested.
The petition was filed on April 7. The court is scheduled to hear it on April 9.
Khera named the DCP of the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station and the Telangana government as respondents in his petition.
The case was registered in the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station against Khera under several sections of the BNS, including 175 (false statement in connection with an election), 35 (Right of private defence of the body and of property) and 318 (cheating).
The Congress leader alleged on April 5 that Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, possesses multiple passports and foreign property, which were not declared in the chief minister's election affidavit.
An Assam Police team had earlier visited Khera's residence in Delhi for questioning in connection with the case.
Sarma on Tuesday criticized the Congress for "not verifying" the documents on which they based their allegations against him and his family.
The CM asserted that Khera had "fled" to Hyderabad, but the Assam Police would "hunt him down even from the underworld".
