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Assam Police Arrest NEIF Organiser and Zubeen Garg’s Manager in Singapore Death Probe

The arrests mark a shift into a cross-border phase with MLAT-backed cooperation from Singapore.

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Earlier, SIT and CID teams conducted raids at the houses of Zubeen Garg's Manager, Siddharth Sharma, Zubeen Garg's colleague musician, Sekhar Jyoti Goswami and Shyamkanu Mahanta.
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi (file photo)

Overview

  • NEIF organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta was detained at Delhi airport after arriving from Singapore, and manager Siddhartha Sharma was arrested in Gurugram before both were flown to Guwahati early Wednesday.
  • The Kamrup (Metro) Chief Judicial Magistrate remanded the pair to 14 days’ police custody, with interrogation underway at the CID headquarters in Guwahati.
  • A 10-member SIT led by Special DGP M. P. Gupta continues the inquiry, as the Union government invokes the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty to obtain records and support from Singapore.
  • Zubeen Garg’s widow, Garima Saikia Garg, expressed satisfaction with the arrests, reiterated her faith in investigators, and urged supporters to maintain peace while the probe proceeds.
  • Police had issued lookout notices through Interpol and received over 55 FIRs related to the case, even as political pressure grew with calls for PMO monitoring and authorities froze Mahanta’s bank accounts.