Overview

• Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said an Assam police delegation will travel on October 20 and meet Singapore Police on October 21, with cooperation proceeding through MLAT channels.
• Singapore conveyed Zubeen Garg’s autopsy report and preliminary findings to the Indian High Commission on October 1, while its investigation continues under local procedures.
• Five accused, including organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddharth Sharma, are in 14-day judicial custody at Baksa District Jail, bringing total arrests in the case to seven.
• The transfer to Baksa jail saw stone pelting, vehicles torched and injuries to police and journalists; mobile internet remains suspended in Baksa as police make arrests, and officials have rejected reports of fatalities.
• Assam plans to seek a special public prosecutor and a fast-track court, a judicial commission is overseeing the probe, and NRIs from Singapore have been giving statements to the SIT.