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Assam SIT Arrests NEIF Organiser and Zubeen Garg’s Manager, Wins 14 Days’ Police Custody

Investigators say the case now pivots to forensic evidence and cross‑border cooperation after seizing the singer’s phone and activating MLAT with 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

  • Shyamkanu Mahanta was detained by immigration at Delhi airport on his return from Singapore, and Siddhartha Sharma was arrested in Gurugram after being tracked from Rajasthan before both were flown to Guwahati.
  • The Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate granted 14 days’ police custody, with the pair produced at the judge’s residence due to court holidays and then moved to the CID headquarters for interrogation.
  • SIT chief M.P. Gupta said Zubeen Garg’s mobile phone was recovered from Sharma, and investigators have seized devices and continued questioning of witnesses linked to the Singapore trip.
  • India has invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with Singapore, and Assam Police have sent officers to coordinate on records and evidence tied to the September 19 death certified there as drowning.
  • More than 55 FIRs, including one by the family, allege culpable homicide not amounting to murder, conspiracy and negligence, while Mahanta’s bank accounts have been frozen and a separate financial probe is underway as pressure for a transparent inquiry grows.