2 min readUpdated: Apr 10, 2026 11:48 AM ISTCongress leader Pawan Khera has been granted one-week anticipatory bail (File photo).The Telangana High Court on Friday granted relief for one week with conditions to senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, who had approached the court apprehending arrest by Guwahati police’s Crime Branch in connection with an FIR based on a complaint filed against him by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma on April 5.Justice K Sujana, dealing with the anticipatory bail plea filed by Khera, said, “The petitioner is granted one week’s time to file an application before the concerned court. The petitioner is granted relief for one week, with conditions.”ALSO READ | ‘Constitutional cowboy vs international khiladi’: Telangana HC reserves orders on Congress leader Pawan Khera’s anticipatory bail pleaWhile Pawan Khera had alleged “political vendetta” and “ulterior motive” behind the complaint and termed the FIR a tool to silence, harass and intimidate him, the respondent Assam Police objected to the petition on the ground of maintainability, since the FIR was registered in Assam, the accused was a permanent resident of Delhi, and the anticipatory bail plea was filed in Telangana.The case stems from a press conference held by Khera on April 4, 2026, in which he alleged that the wife of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma holds three passports from different nations and claimed that Sarma was involved in various illegal activities.An FIR was registered against him by the Guwahati Crime Branch on April 5, and his residence in Delhi was searched by the police on April 7. The same day, Khera moved a criminal petition before the Telangana High Court, seeking anticipatory bail.Rahul V Pisharody is Assistant Editor with the Indian Express Online and has been reporting for IE on various news developments from Telangana since 2019. He is currently reporting on legal matters from the Telangana High Court. Rahul started his career as a journalist in 2011 with The New Indian Express and worked in different roles at the Hyderabad bureau for over 8 years. As Deputy Metro Editor, he was in charge of the Hyderabad bureau of the newspaper and coordinated with the team of city reporters, district correspondents, other centres and internet desk for over three years. A native of Palakkad in Kerala, Rahul has a Master's degree in Communication (Print and New Media) from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...Live BlogAssam Board SEBA HSLC 10th Result 2026, Sebaonline.org LIVE Updates: Pass percentage improves; marksheet download link active at assamresult.in31 seconds agoResultassam.nic.in, Assam SEBA HSLC Class 10th Result 2026 LIVE: Over 17,000 students get Distinction, Star marks2 minutes agoDhurandhar 2 Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 22 LIVE Updates: Ranveer Singh-starrer drops down to single digits; surpasses Baahubali 2’s domestic collection5 minutes agoAssembly Elections 2026 Live Updates: Record turnout in Assam polls lifts stakes; focus shifts to Tamil Nadu, Bengal campaigns12 minutes agoAssembly Elections 2026 Live Updates: Mamata vows to move court after 91 lakh names deleted from Bengal voter rolls14 minutes ago