Zubeen Garg Death Case: Assam Police to Move Supreme Court Against Bail to Mahanta and Sandipon
Police said the trial is moving in a fast-track court, with 134 witnesses examined so far, as it appeals the bail orders.
- On Sunday, the Assam Criminal Investigation Department announced plans to challenge the Gauhati High Court's bail orders for Amritprava Mahanta and Sandipon Garg before the Supreme Court once court holidays conclude.
- Singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, 2025, in a drowning accident; the Singapore Police concluded no foul play occurred, yet Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma characterized the death as "plain and simple murder."
- Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta stated the fast-track court has examined 134 witnesses as trial progresses. Mahanta was released on a Rs 50,000 bond, while Sandipon awaits execution of his bail order.
- Authorities await court reopening after ongoing holidays to file Supreme Court appeals challenging the bail orders. The CID investigation involves seven accused total, with the legal escalation contesting recent bail decisions.
- Several individuals remain in custody, including Northeast India Festival organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta and singer's manager Siddharth Sharma. Murder charges are pending against four of the seven named accused in the ongoing investigation.
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Assam CID To Move Supreme Court Over Bail In Zubeen Garg Death Case
The Assam Criminal Investigation Department (CID) announced its decision to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Gauhati High Court's grant of bail to two accused in the Zubeen Garg death case. The CID stated it has studied the orders and taken legal opinion, and will file the petition once the apex court reopens after holidays. Two individuals, including a band member and a suspended police DSP, have secured bail, while the CID continues its…
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Zubeen Garg death case: Assam Police to move Supreme Court against bail to Mahanta and Sandipon
Assam Police intends to appeal bail orders granted to Amritprava Mahanta and Sandipon Garg in the Zubeen Garg case. Special DGP CID Munna Prasad Gupta confirmed that proceedings are progressing rapidly in a fast-track court. Mahanta and Garg are accused in the death investigation of the late singer, who died in a scuba diving accident. The Gauhati High Court previously granted bail to both individuals in October 2025.
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