Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that lookout notices have been issued against North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and late singer Zubeen Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma in connection with the ongoing investigation into Garg’s death.
Speaking during a Facebook live session, Sarma said both men have been directed to appear before the CID in Guwahati on October 6 to record their statements.
“As Durga Puja is about to begin, we have given them time. But after Dashami, they must come to Guwahati. If they fail to appear, police will intensify the search operation,” the chief minister said.
He added that Mahanta’s bank accounts and credit cards have been frozen to prevent him from staying abroad for long.
The CID is probing the circumstances that led to Garg’s death by drowning in Singapore on September 19.
Sarma said the government is awaiting the autopsy report from Singapore, while a second post-mortem conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital is already complete.
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To ensure transparency, Sarma has written to the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court seeking the formation of a judicial commission headed by a sitting judge.
He further assured that the case would be handed over to the CBI if at any stage Assam Police is found wanting in its investigation.
Appealing for calm, Sarma urged the public not to politicise the tragedy. “Let us not indulge in anti-government politics in Zubeen’s name to destabilise Assam,” he said.
