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Assam CID Opens Fresh Financial Case as Zubeen Garg’s Family Files Complaint in Drowning Probe

Investigators recorded family statements and widened the inquiry to alleged forgery and money laundering tied to festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta.

Overview

  • The online complaint, signed by Garima Saikia Garg, sister Palme Borthakur and uncle Manoj Kumar Borthakur, names organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddharth Sharma and asks for a thorough probe and seizure of the singer’s documents and phone data.
  • The CID’s Special Investigation Team visited Garg’s Kahilipara home on Sunday to record family statements as part of Case No. 18/2025 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • After raids, the CID registered a separate case into alleged financial crimes by Mahanta, citing multiple PAN cards for one firm, nearly 30 stamp seals and documents indicating benami properties.
  • Assam authorities issued look-out notices for Mahanta and Sharma, froze Mahanta’s bank accounts and directed both to appear before the CID by October 6.
  • Actor Nishita Goswami and co-musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami appeared before the CID for questioning, as investigators continue to seize electronic devices and paperwork from associates.