Hyderabad, April 9 --  The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 9, reserved its order on the transit anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera in a forgery and criminal conspiracy case registered against him by the Assam Police.

Justice K Sujana heard the matter for over an hour before reserving her verdict.

Assam Police had booked Khera following his recent claims that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan holds multiple foreign passports and undisclosed assets abroad. The case charges him with alleged defamation, forgery and criminal conspiracy.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Khera, told the court that a slew of offences had been invoked merely for a press confer...