Guwahati, Sept 25: In a major development in the investigation into cultural icon Zubeen Garg’s death, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) picked up its first suspect on Thursday.

Musician and Garg’s bandmate, Shekharjyoti Goswami, was taken from his residence in Garigaon, Guwahati, marking a key step in the probe.

As part of the ongoing investigation, SIT teams also visited the residences of North East India Festival (NEIF) organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma.

While Mahanta remains untraceable, a video circulating online suggested that Sharma may have arrived at Guwahati airport around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, contradicting earlier rumours that he was in Shillong, Meghalaya.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed claims that Mahanta

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