Hyderabad, April 10 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, April 10, granted one week of transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR registered by the Assam Police, offering him temporary protection from arrest.

Court hearing and arguments

During the hearing on Thursday, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Khera, argued that the case was a result of political vendetta and that multiple serious offences had been invoked over remarks made at a press conference.

He questioned the necessity of arrest, stating that authorities had added "every offence that can be imagined" merely to harass his client.

Singhvi also criticised the Assam Police for sending around 100 personnel to Delhi t...