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Guwahati, Oct 16 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said a police team from the state will travel to Singapore on October 20 and meet the police authorities there the next day as part of the ongoing probe into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island country last month. In a post on X, Sarma said, "Another step forward towards justice for our beloved Zubeen. The Singapore Police authorities will meet the Assam Police team led by Sri Munna Gupta, ADGP and Head of SIT ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 16 (ANI): Singapore Police authorities will meet the Assam Police team led by Special Investigating Team chief and ADGP Munna Gupta on October 21 amid the ongoing probe into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. CM Sarma assured the public of justice in Zubeen Garg's case. "Another step forward towards justice for our beloved Zubeen. The Singapore Police authorities will meet the Assam Police team led by Sri Munna Gupta, ADG ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 16 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the Singapore police authorities will meet the Assam police team on October 21 as part of the ongoing probe into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island country last month. He, however, did not mention whether the Assam police team will go to Singapore or not. "Another step forward towards justice for our beloved Zubeen. The Singapore Police authorities will meet the Assam Police team led by Sri Munna G ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condemned the Baksa district jail violence, calling the incident "very unfortunate." "The incident is very unfortunate...Political parties are trying to instigate the public, which considers Zubeen Garg as its own. This is not in the interest of Assam. This will damage Assam for a long time. The manner in which anti-CAA protests damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state for a long time too. I appeal to the people - ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse an agitated mob that attacked and set ablaze some vehicles and hurled stones at the convoy carrying the five accused arrested in cultural icon Zubeen Garg's death case as they were being brought to Baksa District Jail. Prohibitory orders have been imposed under Section 163 of BNSS in Mushalpur town and adjoining areas of the jail, while internet and mobile data services have been suspended in the e ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 15 (PTI) Assam Police on Wednesday resorted to lathi-charge to disperse an agitated mob that hurled stones at vehicles carrying five accused arrested in cultural icon Zubeen Garg's death case as they were being brought to Baksa Central Jail, police said. A few people, including a policewoman, were injured and glass panes of vehicles were smashed, while some journalists covering the protests were also hit by stones, a senior officer said. A large number of protesters gathered outs ...Read More >
It's been more than a month since Zubeen Garg breathed his last. His fans continue to demand justice to avenge what they call an "untimely" death on foreign soil. Much has been written about the loss to the artistic world -- and especially to the people of Assam, for whom he remains a legend. Anyone who has followed Zubeen's career knows his propensity to give a damn about his celebrity status. He spoke his mind and didn't care who he offended, because his words were often laced with sarcasm tow ...Read More >
Agartala: Border Security Force (BSF) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) jointly seized Yaba tablets worth approximately Rs 16 crore during a late-night operation in Tripura's Sepahijala district, officials said on Monday. Acting on specific intelligence regarding the illegal stockpiling of drugs, BSF personnel from the Tripura Frontier and NCB officials from Agartala conducted a coordinated raid at the residence of a suspected trafficker in Madhya Boxanagar, under Kalamchoura police statio ...Read More >
Zubeen Garg Guwahati: Even as Singapore Police is conducting its own investigation into the death of Zubeen Garg, who drowned while swimming in the sea on Sept 19, the Assam Police SIT remains in a limbo -- still waiting for a formal response from the country to its request through the MHA, seeking crucial evidence under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT).On Sept 30, India invoked the MLAT with Singapore -- a bilateral agreement that enables cross-border evidence sharing -- seeking CCTV f ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 8 (PTI) Zubee Garg's cousin and Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was apprehended on Wednesday in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last month, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five, a senior officer said. The DSP was remanded to seven-day police custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kamrup Metropolitan district, he said. A special investigation team under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police is probing into the s ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Monday launched the Shraddhanjali Scheme to provide complete assistance for dignified transportation of the mortal remains of people from Assam who lose their lives, anywhere outside the State. The scheme, approved by the state cabinet on June 22, will be implemented by the Special Branch of the Assam Police. Families or individuals seeking assistance can report such death cases through designated helpline numbers. "Government of Assam, upon receiving a report ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam police on Friday arrested another two persons including Sekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta regarding the probe related to death of singer Zubeen Garg. The SIT produced the two in the court. The court remanded the duo to 14-day custody of the SIT. While Sekharjyoti Goswami is a member of Zubeen's band, Amritprabha Mahanta is a singer who was to perform in the North East India Festival at Singapore. Both of them were in the yac ...Read More >
Guwahati, October 4: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Assam Police, which is probing the death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg, on Saturday recorded the statements of his wife, Garima Saikia Garg, and sister, Palmee Borthakur. Confirming the development, Investigating Officer Moramee Das said: "I recorded the statements of Garima Saikia Garg and Palmee Borthakur today. Since the investigation is in progress, I cannot make further comments at this stage." Zubeen Garg passed away on September ...Read More >
Guwahati: Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, filed a criminal writ petition with the Supreme Court last Tuesday, seeking the transfer of the investigation from the SIT to the CBI or the NIA and appointing a retired Supreme Court judge to oversee the probe. The petition was submitted a day before Mahanta's arrest by the Assam Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) at Delhi airport.In his petition, Mahanta also requested protection for himself and his family from ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 3 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the second post-mortem report of Zubeen Garg, which was conducted at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital would be given to Zubeen's wife, Garima Saikia Garg tomorrow - October 4 and would summit it before court. In his Facebook live, the Assam Chief Minister said that the post-mortem report of Singapore has already been given to Garima Saikia Garg. He further said that the Chief Justice of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the Northeast India Festival, who was arrested in connection with the death case of singer Zubeen Garg, has approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the investigation from Assam Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) to a central agency such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Mahanta, who has been arrested by the Assam CID, has also sought the appointment of a retired Supreme Court judge ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a major legal twist in the ongoing investigation into Zubeen Garg's death, prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta approached the Supreme Court just days before his arrest, reportedly seeking anticipatory protection. Mahanta, currently under intense investigation, filed a petition on September 30 from Singapore through his legal counsel, advocate Raj Kamal. In the plea, he named the Government of India, Assam Government, DGP Assam, CBI, and NIA as respondents, in an attempt to avoid immin ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Police have taken musicians Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta into 14-day police custody in connection with the ongoing investigation into singer Zubeen Garg's death. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested the duo on Thursday following six days of continuous interrogation. Both were reportedly present in Singapore when the singer passed away under mysterious circumstances. In a related development, the court had earlier granted police 14-day custody of Shyam ...Read More >
Guwahati (PTI): Musician Shakharjyoti Goswami and singer Amritprabha Mahanta were arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, police said. Garg's musician Goswami and singer Amritprabha, who were present at the spot when the incident happened, were called for interrogation during the day and later arrested, they said. "We have found some evidence against them. So, to enquire further, their arrest was necessary," an officer said. With this, four persons were arrest ...Read More >
Singapore: Singer-musician Zubeen Garg died due to drowning while swimming off a Singapore island and not while scuba diving as reported earlier, media reports said Thursday. Assam-based Garg, who was in Singapore for the 60th year of India Singapore Diplomatic Relations and to celebrate India ASEAN Year of Tourism, North East India Festival, died on September 19. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they have extended a copy of the autopsy report, along with its preliminary findings on Garg' ...Read More >
SINGAPORE - Indian musician Zubeen Garg died on Sept 19 after swimming in waters off St John's Island, and not while scuba diving as was initially reported by Indian media. In response to queries by The Straits Times on Oct 1, a spokesman for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it has extended a copy of the autopsy report, along with its preliminary findings on Zubeen's death to the High Commission of India upon their request. SPF had earlier ruled out foul play. The 52-year-old was with mo ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Guwahati : In a sharp political escalation over the mysterious death of Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg, Raijor Dal chief and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday endorsed reports of an impending Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into prime suspect Shyamkanu Mahanta's vast property holdings and economic dealings. "News is emerging that the ED will investigate Shyamkanu Mahanta's assets and financial transactions. This demand was solely raised by Raijor Dal, and it is essential from both inve ...Read More >
Guwahati: Raijor Dal chief and Sivasagar legislator Akhil Gogoi on Wednesday morning said that the arrests of Shrma-Mahanta duo marks a victory of public will. Reacting to the arrests Akhil Gogoi said on Wednesday morning: "Surrender or arrest. The first wish of the people of Assam has been fulfilled. In Assam's history, this is the biggest and most heartbreaking death (which the Chief Minister himself has termed a murder case), and the accused has been caught after 13 days, driven by the fear ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1 (PTI) Zubeen Garg's manager Siddhartha Sharma and festival chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta were arrested from Delhi on Wednesday morning in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last month, Assam Police said. The duo has been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, criminal conspiracy and causing death by negligence, a senior police officer said. Soon after their arrest, they were brought to G ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The special investigation team (SIT) of the Assam Police criminal investigation department (CID) on Wednesday arrested the chief organiser of North East India Festival, Shyamkanu Mahanata, and Siddharth Sharma, the manager of singer Zubeen Garg, in connection with the latter's death in Singapore earlier this month, police said. Officials confirmed that Mahanta was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Wednesday shortly after he landed from Singapore on an A ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam's Director General of Police (DGP), Harmeet Singh, on Tuesday assured the public that the ongoing investigation into the death of popular singer Zubeen Garg is progressing steadily and within the bounds of the law. Speaking to reporters, Singh urged citizens to maintain faith in the authorities and allow the legal process to unfold without interference. "The investigation is on the right track. We are committed to delivering justice. Please allow us to work as per legal procedu ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1 (PTI) Northeast India Festival (NEIF) chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen Garg's manager Siddhartha Sharma have been remanded to 14 days' police custody by the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate in connection with the singer's death in Singapore, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The duo was arrested and brought to Guwahati from Delhi on Wednesday morning, Special DGP (CID) Munna Prasad Gupta said, adding that investigations into the singer's death will be ''con ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1: Twelve days after the demise of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, the Assam Police, on Tuesday night, arrested two key accused in connection with the probe into the circumstances surrounding his death. Organiser of the North East India Festival (NEIF) Shyamkanu Mahanta was taken into custody around 12.30 am while returning from Singapore. Shortly after, at about 1.30 am, Siddarth Sharma was arrested near Gurugram while travelling from Rajasthan to Delhi. The two prime accused were fl ...Read More >
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