Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced senior advocate Ziaul Kamar as special public prosecutor, with Brojendra Mohan Choudhury as additional SPP and Kishore Datta, Pranjal Dutta and Bikash Jamar as assistant SPPs.
- The Cabinet approved a one-time grant of Rs 5 crore for the Zubeen Garg Trust established by the family to preserve the artist's legacy.
- A CID Special Investigation Team filed a charge sheet on December 12 naming organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, secretary Siddhartha Sharma and band members Shekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta on murder charges.
- The charge sheet lists cousin and suspended DSP Sandipan Garg for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and two personal security officers for criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
- The Kamrup (Metro) District and Sessions Court is hearing the matter with January 17 set as the next date, after Garg, 52, died on September 19 in Singapore during a festival-related outing.