Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Wednesday attended the 75th Assam Police Day celebrations held at the 1st Assam Commando Battalion at Mandakata.
Zubeen Garg's sister Palme Borthakur on Wednesday expressed relief following the arrest of Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma in connection with the late singer's death.
Assam Police on Wednesday arrested event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Sidhartha Sharma in the death of Assam superstar Zubeen Garg, Assam police sources said.
In a post on social media platform X, the Assam CM stated, "Ministry of Home Affairs has now formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in connection with the FIR lodged by Assam Police regarding the unfortunate demise of our beloved Zubeen."
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the Assam government requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with the ongoing probe into superstar Zubeen Garg's death.
Assamese actress Nishita Goswami and Zubeen Garg's co-musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami on Saturday appeared before the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police in connection with the probe into the death of the singer, who passed away on September 19 in Singapore.
Both Mahanta and Sharma have been directed to appear before the CID office in Guwahati by October 6. Sarma warned that if they fail to comply, Assam Police will take necessary steps to bring them back to the state.
Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore after an unfortunate "drowning" incident. His mortal remains were flown back to Delhi and then transported to Guwahati.
In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, the Assam Police seized 3 lakh Yaba tablets worth 90 crore from a secret chamber of a vehicle in Assam's Cachar district and arrested two people hailing from Manipur, officials said.