Overview
- Assam’s Crime Branch summoned Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear in Guwahati on Saturday, May 23, in its probe into allegations involving Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.
- Pawan Khera, who was questioned for nearly eight hours earlier this month, said he has been told to return for further questioning on May 25.
- Khera’s April claims said Riniki Bhuyan Sarma held passports from India, the UAE and Egypt, owned luxury property in Dubai, and had a link to a Wyoming company.
- The Sarma family denied the allegations and said documents shared online were AI-generated fabrications pushed through Pakistani social media networks.
- Investigators have opened the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s updated criminal code, and indicated the widening inquiry may call more Congress leaders.