Guwahati: The Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Kamrup district on Monday directed the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, holding that the provisions of Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) were not applicable in the present circumstances.
The court also issued a separate direction to another accused, Siddhartha Sharma, ordering him to deposit Rs. 16 lakh with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police, after investigators sealed his flat as part of the ongoing probe.
The orders were passed as part of proceedings linked to the high-profile investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, which has been under investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the CID, a report stated.
In December 2025, the SIT filed a detailed chargesheet before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati following an extensive investigation into Garg’s death in Singapore on September 19, 2025.
The singer had reportedly died during a sea outing while on a visit to attend the North East India Festival.
According to sources, the chargesheet runs into several thousand pages, with reports placing its length between 3,500 and over 12,000 pages, compiled on the basis of large-scale evidence collection and witness examinations.
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Seven individuals were named as accused in the case. Murder charges were framed against four of them — Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddhartha Sharma, band member Shekharjyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprabha Mahanta.
Garg’s cousin, Sandipan Garg, a suspended Assam Police officer, was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Other accused, including Garg’s personal security personnel, were booked for allied offences such as criminal conspiracy and breach of trust.
Investigators stated that the SIT’s chargesheet is backed by testimony from over 300 witnesses, along with documentary records and forensic evidence, all of which have been placed before the court as part of the prosecution’s case.
