Assam Police filed murder charges against Shyamkanu

way2barak, October 2: The Assam Police filed murder charges against Zubeen Garg’s manager, Siddharth Sharma, and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, related to the singer’s death in Singapore last month, PTI reported, citing a senior officer.

The two individuals were arrested in Delhi on Wednesday and taken to Guwahati. Munna Prasad Gupta, the Special DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police, informed reporters that their interrogation is ongoing, following a court order to hold them in police custody for 14 days.

“The investigation is going on, and I cannot share much detail. We have added Section 103 of the BNS in the FIR now,” quoted Gupta.

Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertains to the penalties for murder.

On Wednesday, the police said that Sharma and Mahanta faced charges under various sections of the BNS, including accusations of not amounting to murder, criminal conspiracy, causing death through other means, and negligence.

The CID is investigating Garg’s death as over 60 FIRs have been filed nationwide against Mahanta and about 10 others, including the singer’s manager.

Gupta stated that the autopsy report from Singapore will be given to Garg’s family once all formalities are finished.