Assam Police arrest event organiser, manager in Zubeen Garg Case

Assam Police on Wednesday arrested Shyamkanu Mahanta-the event organiser of the North East Music Festival in Singapore and Sidhartha Sharma who managed superstar Zubeen Garg in relation to the death of the iconic singer‘The 52-year-old Assamese music icon died on September 19 following a scuba diving accident in Singapore. His mortal remains were first flown to Delhi and later transported to Guwahati on Sunday morning by a commercial flight-Earlier Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had asked the accused to surrender before the CID by October 6, warning of strict legal action thereafter: Multiple FIRshad been lodged against Siddhartha Sharma, bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, Shyamkanu Mahanta and others, naming them as being allegedly responsible for the singer's untimely deathThe Government of Assam had also submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance ‘Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with the

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demise of Zubeen. Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities--giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice.