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Assam SIT Detains Zubeen Garg Bandmate, Raids Organiser and Manager Homes in Drowning Probe

The chief minister has signaled a possible CBI transfer if needed.

Overview

  • Musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, who accompanied Zubeen Garg during the Singapore yacht outing, was taken into custody for questioning by the Special Investigation Team.
  • Teams searched the Guwahati residences of organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddhartha Sharma, breaking open a locked flat and seizing documents and electronic devices.
  • Crowds gathered outside Sharma’s building threw stones at police vehicles, prompting a baton charge and the detention of two people for allegedly inciting the unrest.
  • Officials said more questioning is likely, including of individuals linked to the Assam Association in Singapore, as investigators pursue cross‑border evidence.
  • Singapore’s death certificate lists drowning as the cause and a second autopsy was conducted in Assam, even as public pressure has led to a state ban on Mahanta’s events and a 9–10 member SIT led by CID DGP M.P. Gupta.