Overview

• Assam Police’s CID/SIT issued notices requiring appearances within 10 days, with reports citing October 6 for organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, manager Siddhartha Sharma and nearly a dozen others who were on the Singapore yacht.
• The SIT carried out searches at Mahanta’s residence for a second day and earlier at Sharma’s home, questioned multiple witnesses, and said the inquiry also covers Assamese diaspora present on the yacht.
• Several leading artistes filed a formal FIR alleging negligence, abetment and financial misconduct by Mahanta, Sharma and others, including claims that Garg was encouraged to dive without a life jacket despite health concerns; these are allegations under investigation.
• Sharma publicly stated most of Garg’s catalogue is held by labels, said a 2021 LLP is majority-owned by Garg with earnings preserved for his family, denied financial exploitation, and pledged full cooperation with investigators.
• Universities and cultural bodies announced tributes including Gauhati University’s renaming of its arts centre and a planned statue, the Asom Sahitya Sabha’s publication of Garg’s works by 2026 and a Bharat Ratna appeal, alongside protests that led to arrests and calls from artistes for a swift, transparent inquiry.