Overview
- Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the SIT will seek MHA approval within three to four days after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah and aims to file the chargesheet between December 7 and 10.
- The CID-led SIT has arrested seven people, including the NEIF organiser, the singer’s manager, two bandmates, a cousin who is an Assam DSP, and two personal security officers, under BNS sections for murder, conspiracy, culpable homicide and negligence.
- Singapore Police earlier said preliminary findings did not indicate foul play, while final post-mortem and toxicology reports have been sent to Assam via the MLAT process.
- A one-man judicial commission headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia has begun accepting affidavits and has six months to report on the circumstances and any lapses linked to the death.
- Political and public scrutiny has intensified, with Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi demanding the evidence behind the murder claim and fans calling for swift accountability.