Overview

• Musician Shekharjyoti Goswami, who accompanied Zubeen Garg to Singapore, was taken into custody for questioning in the SIT’s first arrest.
• SIT teams searched the Guwahati homes of organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddhartha Sharma, breaking open a locked flat under a magistrate’s supervision, with Mahanta currently untraceable.
• Police recorded multiple FIRs and launched a manhunt for Mahanta, while security forces, including CRPF, patrolled near his residence as tensions rose.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 10-member SIT is working on a strict timeline and the state will request a CBI probe if the investigation is found unsatisfactory.
• The government barred Mahanta and affiliated organisations from hosting events and withdrew state support, as student bodies announced statewide candlelight vigils on September 26.