Overview
- Distributors reported screenings on 91 theatres across the Northeast and nearly 90 more nationwide, with extra and pre‑dawn shows added to meet demand.
- Fans packed early-morning screenings from about 4:25 a.m., with cinemas reserving a seat in Garg’s memory and staging tributes that spread across towns and cities.
- Long-shuttered venues reopened for the rollout, including Jagiroad’s Ganesh Talkies and Tihu’s refurbished Mahatma Gandhi Bhawan, backed by community efforts and state support.
- The Assam cabinet decided to hand over the state’s share of GST from ticket sales to the Kalaguru Artiste Foundation established by Garg.
- The CID Special Investigation Team’s probe into Garg’s death continues, with several individuals questioned and remanded to judicial custody as proceedings advance.