New Delhi, April 13 -- The Assam government on Sunday, April 12, moved the Supreme Court against anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case against him. The transit anticipatory bail was granted by Telangana High Court in a case for levelling allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki.

The petition was filed on Sunday through advocate Shuvodeep Roy and is likely to be taken up for hearing this week. Pawan Khera was granted bail on April 10 and given a week's time to file an application.

The high court had said, "Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this court is of the view that the petitioner has made out a case for grant of limited transit anticipatory bail, as his ...