Assam cops summon Surjewala in forgery case linked to Khera

Guwahati: Assam Police on Tuesday summoned Congress MP Randeep Surjewala to appear before investigators on May 23 in connection with a forgery and criminal case against Congress’s Pawan Khera based on the complaint of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.

Sources said that the necessity of summoning Surjewala has emerged after Khera’s interrogation.

The development comes days after Khera was summoned to the Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati. After questioning for two days, Khera on May 14 said he had cooperated fully with the investigating authorities. “I was asked all the questions that are usually asked during an investigation... . I have been called next on May 25. I will come again because every responsible citizen must cooperate with an investigation,” Khera said.

The case stems from a April 6 press conference in New Delhi, where Khera accused Riniki of holding passports from UAE, Egypt, and Antigua and Barbuda. He had also accused the Sarma family of having assets abroad. Riniki lodged a complaint at the Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati following these allegations.

The Sarma family has strongly denied these claims, terming the documents “AI-generated fabrications” circulated by Pakistani social media groups.

The charges against Khera include making false statements in connection with an election, cheating, forgery, use of forged documents as genuine, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, and defamation.