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Assam SIT Detains Bandmate, Raids Homes in Zubeen Garg Death Probe

Authorities now focus on witness statements after an initial round of searches.

Singer Zubeen Garg, who had gone to Singapore for the Northeast India Festival, had died on September 19 during a scuba diving activity.
Musician Shekhar Goswami (R) was reportedly present on the yacht in Singapore when singer Zubeen Garg died during a scuba diving activity.
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Overview

  • Musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, who was on the Singapore yacht with Zubeen Garg, was taken into custody for questioning by the Special Investigation Team.
  • SIT teams searched the Guwahati homes of event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddhartha Sharma, breaking a lock under a magistrate’s watch and seizing documents and a laptop.
  • Large crowds gathered outside Sharma’s residence, with stone pelting reported, and police used a baton charge to disperse the mob and detained two alleged provocateurs.
  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the case will go to the CBI if the SIT’s work is found unsatisfactory, and the state has barred Mahanta from organising events.
  • The CID issued notices for witnesses, including members of the Assamese community in Singapore, as officials said Singapore’s autopsy cited drowning and a second post-mortem reportedly found no foul play.