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Justice for Zubeen: Assam CM Orders SIT Probe
Assam government bans Syamkanu Mahanta from state events and forms a Special Investigation Team to probe Zubeen Garg's death amid public demands for accountability and multiple FIRs.
- On Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that Shri Syamkanu Mahanta and linked organisations are banned from holding events, and the state will seek that the Centre withhold funding.
- Zubeen Garg, the 52-year-old Assamese singer and cultural icon, drowned in Singapore on September 19 during a sea incident, a day before he was to perform at the North East India Festival organised by Mahanta.
- Public pressure grew with protests and formal complaints when over 50 FIRs were filed against Shri Syamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma, with hundreds of fans demanding a CBI probe.
- At the same time, Harmeet Singh, Director General of Police, Assam, formed a Special Investigation Team led by M.P. Gupta, Special DGP , and said viscera samples will be sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory, New Delhi.
- Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia wrote to President Droupadi Murmu demanding a high-court-judge-monitored CBI probe, citing preliminary evidence and jurisdictional limits; the state declared three days of mourning and plans memorials at Kamarkuchi and Jorhat.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state government would recommend a CBI probe in the death of singer Zubeen Garg if the SIT probe is found unsatisfactory. Sarma’s statement came a day after the Assam government formed a 10-member SIT to probe Garg's death, allegedly due to drowning in the sea in Singapore. Sarma urges people to stop spreading rumours The Assam CM urged people to have faith in the probe team and stop …
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