: Assam’s controversial Congress MLA Rumi Nath, who has cases registered against her for alleged links with the arrested kingpin of a auto theft gang and arms dealer Anil Chauhan, on Monday claimed she was not absconding.
“I am not absconding. I am innocent. Seeking anticipatory bail does not mean I am guilty. If I am proved guilty, I am ready to go to prison,” Nath told reporters at her official residence in the MLA hostel here.
Recent media reports here said the MLA from Borkhola in Cachar district has been absconding.
“I have no connection with Chauhan but only know his wife who was also a Congress worker. This is just a political conspiracy to defame me,” she said.
“I have full faith in the law of the land and will cooperate with the police at every step,” the MLA said.
The Gauhati High Court has rejected two interim anticipatory bail applications of the MLA in connection with two cases in different police stations in the state.
She filed for anticipatory bail for both cases on April nine following the arrest of her estranged second husband Jacky Zakir in connection with the car theft cases.
- PTI
