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Five Accused in High-Profile Zubeen Garg Death Case Now Remanded to 14-Day Judicial Custody - The Statesman
Five suspects linked to singer Zubeen Garg's death were sent to judicial custody after police remand ended, facing charges including culpable homicide and conspiracy under Indian law.
- On Wednesday , Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate remanded Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandipan Garg, Nandeswar Bora, and Prabin Baishya to 14 days of judicial custody after their police custody ended.
- The Assam government constituted a 10-member Special Investigation Team to probe Zubeen Garg's death on September 19, 2025, and ordered the Director General of Police to transfer over 60 FIRs to the CID for consolidation.
- On October 1, 2025, Mahanta and Sharma were arrested in Delhi under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy, while Zubeen's two PSOs were detained on October 10 and Sandipan Garg on October 8.
- The court ordered transfer to Baksa Jail at Mussalpur, inaugurated two months ago with no inmates, and directed jail authorities to ensure full security and standard treatment.
- Amid parallel probes, the CID has opened a separate investigation into alleged organised financial crimes against Mahanta, interrogated two Singapore individuals, and cited a Delhi viscera report guiding the probe.
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Five Arrested in Zubeen Garg’s Death Case Sent to Judicial Custody in Assam
A Guwahati court remanded NEIF chief Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen’s manager Siddhartha Sharma, cousin DSP Sandipan Garg, and two PSOs to judicial custody, directing their transfer to a low-security jail for safety
·Hyderabad, India
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Zubeen Garg Death Probe: 2 Key Witnesses From Singapore Appear Before Assam CID
Two more Assamese expats, who were present at the yacht party in Singapore during the final moments of legendary singer Zubeen Garg on September 19, appeared before the Assam Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday.
·New Delhi, India
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