Gauhati HC Grants Bail to Zubeen Garg’s Bandmate Amritprava Mahanta in Murder Trial
The court set bail at Rs 50,000 with two sureties after a four-day hearing in the singer’s death case, officials said.
- On Friday, the Gauhati High Court granted bail to Amrit Prabha Mahanta, an accused in the death case of singer-songwriter Zubeen Garg, Special Public Prosecutor Ziaul Kamar confirmed.
- Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore last year while attending the North East India Festival, prompting a Special Investigation Team probe after more than 60 FIRs were lodged across Assam.
- Judge Pranjal Das granted bail against a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the same amount; Mahanta remains detained at Haflong jail alongside co-accused Shekhar Jyoti Goswami until formalities complete.
- While Singapore authorities ruled out foul play, citing accidental drowning, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma previously described the death as "plain and simple murder" in the State Assembly.
- Prosecutor Kamar stated he cannot challenge the bail order but will notify the government, noting the court heard arguments from the prosecution over four to five days before allowing bail.
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Zubeen Garg death case: Accused singer Amritprabha Mahanta gets bail from Gauhati high court
Gauhati high court granted bail to singer Amritprabha Mahanta, an accused in the Zubeen Garg death case. Justice Pranjal Das issued the bail order against a bond of Rs 50,000. The prosecution had lengthy hearings over several days before bail was granted, which the court deemed appropriate. Mahanta remains in Haflong jail with another accused, while multiple others are detained elsewhere.
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