Overview

• Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Rup Kamal Kalita, an Assam Association Singapore member, will appear before the CID/SIT in Guwahati on Tuesday after responding to a summons.
• Seven other Singapore-based Assamese named in SIT notices did not confirm attendance by the October 6 deadline, and the state signaled possible administrative steps if cooperation continues to lag.
• Authorities said Assam Police cannot investigate in Singapore and that India has sought assistance under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty for evidence gathered by Singapore Police.
• Sarma announced that the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department have been requested to examine alleged financial irregularities tied to NEIF organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta.
• Four people—organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, manager Siddhartha Sharma, musician Shekharjyoti Goswami and singer Amritprava Mahanta—have been arrested, while CFSL toxicology results on Garg’s viscera are expected around October 10–11.