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Assam Issues Lookout Notices in Zubeen Garg Case, Sets Oct. 6 Deadline

An October 6 appearance deadline signals a tightened probe with travel curbs, asset freezes, new forensic steps.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddharth Sharma must appear in Guwahati on October 6 to give statements in the CIDSIT investigation.
  • Mahanta’s bank accounts and credit cards have been frozen, and lookout circulars restrict overseas travel for the two key figures named by the chief minister.
  • SIT and CID teams raided multiple residences, seized electronic devices and documents, and summoned or questioned associates and witnesses linked to the Singapore yacht outing.
  • Prominent artistes filed an FIR at the CID Police Station alleging negligence, abetment and financial irregularities by Mahanta, Sharma and others, invoking provisions for offences committed abroad.
  • Authorities are seeking the Singapore autopsy report, noted that a second post-mortem in Guwahati is ready, sent viscera to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Delhi, and requested a judicial commission with a possible CBI transfer if required.