Guwahati, May 13 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera was questioned for more than 10 hours on Wednesday by the Assam Police Crime Branch in connection with cases filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.
Khera said he was asked to appear again before the crime branch on Thursday morning.
The cases were filed after Khera alleged that Sharma possessed multiple passports and undisclosed properties abroad.
Speaking to reporters after the questioning, Khera said he was cooperating with the investigation.
"I am a law-abiding citizen. It is my duty to cooperate as there is a Constitution and I will abide by it," he said.
"I have been called again at 9.30 am on Thursday, and I will come. I have been cooperating with police and will continue to do so," he added.
Asked about the lengthy questioning, Khera declined to comment. Earlier in the day, before entering the crime branch office, Khera said he was cooperating with the investigation.
"I have been summoned by police and have come accordingly. We respect the law and the judiciary, so I am here as per legal procedure," he said.
Khera said he would speak to the press in detail after the questioning was completed.
CM Sarma said 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 at a press conference earlier in the day.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.