Overview

• DSP Sandipan Garg, the singer’s cousin who was at the Singapore yacht outing, became the fifth person arrested and was remanded to seven days of police custody.
• The SIT says coordination with Singaporean authorities continues under legal procedures as it reconstructs the events surrounding the September 19 drowning.
• Two longtime personal security officers were suspended after officials detected large deposits; preliminary reviews cite transfers of about ₹70 lakh and ₹40–45 lakh.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma requested Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax scrutiny of suspected money flows, with action related to organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta expected.
• Earlier arrests include Mahanta, manager Siddharth Sharma, bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and singer Amritprabha Mahanta, with charges expanded to add murder to initial counts.