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GUWAHATI
The Singapore constabulary authorities volition connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) conscionable the members of Assam’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed to probe the mysterious death of singer-composer Zubeen Garg successful the land country.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the SIT members led by Additional Director General of Police Munna Prasad Gupta volition question to Singapore connected Monday (October 20). “This is different measurement towards justness for Zubeen,” the Chief Minister said connected Thursday (October 16).
Garg died by drowning portion swimming disconnected an land successful Singapore connected September 19. The Assam constabulary arrested 7 people, including his manager Siddharth Sharma and lawsuit organisation Shyamkanu Mahanta, successful transportation with his death, and 7 Singapore-based Assamese expatriates were summoned for questioning.
The State government, however, has been nether unit from Garg’s fans to coordinate with the Singapore authorities for a coordinated probe.
Most fans person not been capable to get implicit Garg’s decease aft astir a month. Emotionally charged, a conception of his fans clashed with the constabulary successful Baksa district’s Mushalpur erstwhile Sharma, Mahanta, and 3 different accused were being transferred to the newly-built Baksa Central Jail.
The authorities had decided to displacement the 5 to this jailhouse without immoderate different prisoners, arsenic a section court, portion sending them to judicial custody connected Wednesday, said that they should beryllium shielded from imaginable harm by different inmates. Many prisoners are believed to beryllium Garg fans.
Violence condemned
The Baksa territory authorities brought the concern successful Mushalpur and beyond nether control, though restrictions connected the question of radical successful ample numbers and the suspension of net and mobile information services remain.
The constabulary cane-charged and fired teardrop state shells to disperse a mob that attacked the convoy carrying the 5 arrested accused. The mob torched 3 vehicles, 2 belonging to the police, and dozens were injured.
“We person arrested much than 10 radical for their alleged engagement successful Wednesday’s attack. More radical could beryllium arrested,” a territory constabulary serviceman said.
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The Press Emblem Council (PEC), a planetary media information and rights body, condemned the battle connected journalists during the mob unit successful Mushalpur. Miscreants attacked and injured 15 tv and photojournalists and torched a Guwahati-based outer quality transmission during the melee.
“We condemn the carnal assaults connected the media persons connected work arsenic they were doing their duties only. The authorities successful Assam request to instrumentality attraction of each injured individuals and nab the culprits to punish them nether the law,” PEC president Blaise Lempen said successful a connection from Geneva.
The PEC emphasised predisposition courses for crushed reporters and video journalists to safeguard them successful disturbing situations that whitethorn look anytime successful the South Asian region.
