The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Kamrup district, Assam, has directed the unfreezing of festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta’s bank accounts in connection with the Zubeen Garg death case. The court ruled that the provisions under Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were not applicable in this situation.
In a related development, another accused, Siddhartha Sharma, has been instructed to deposit Rs. 16 lakhs with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police. This directive comes as the CID had sealed Sharma’s flat in the ongoing investigation.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Assam Police, formed by the CID, had earlier filed a comprehensive chargesheet in a Guwahati court in December 2025 concerning the death of singer Zubeen Garg. The chargesheet, reportedly spanning thousands of pages, was the result of an extensive probe and witness statements.
Seven individuals were named in the chargesheet presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Guwahati. Murder charges were pressed against four of them, which included festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma, band member Shekharjyoti Goswami, and co-singer Amritprabha Mahanta. Garg’s cousin, a suspended Assam Police officer, Sandipan Garg, faced charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The remaining accused, including Garg’s personal security officers, were implicated for various offenses such as criminal conspiracy and breach of trust. The chargesheet by the SIT was backed by a wealth of evidence, including witness testimonies from over 300 individuals, documentary proof, and forensic findings.
