Overview

• Sandipan Garg, a cousin of the singer and an Assam Police DSP, was produced in a Kamrup court and remanded to seven days of police custody.
• The Assam government placed him under immediate suspension following his arrest, with officials also verifying whether he had approval to travel to Singapore.
• His detention is the fifth in the case after the arrests of organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, manager Siddharth Sharma, and musicians Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta, with charges upgraded to include murder.
• The SIT is issuing fresh summons to members of Assam Association Singapore, saying only Rupkamal Kalita has appeared so far, and is coordinating evidence through the MLAT process with Singapore.
• Investigators are examining financial trails, including large transactions reported in the accounts of the singer’s security staff, with ED and Income Tax authorities asked to assist and forensic tests continuing at CFSL Delhi.