The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Crime Investigation Team (CID) of Assam conducted a raid at the residence of Shyamkanu Mahanta in Guwahati on Friday in connection with the case of singer Zubeen Garg's untimely demise in Singapore. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the main organiser of the North East India Festival, responsible for Zubeen's participation in the festival.
On September 25, the same team of SIT and CID led by Rosie Kalita, Chief Investigation Officer of SIT, also conducted raids at the houses of Garg's manager Siddharth Sharma, and his colleague musician Sekhar Jyoti Goswami and seized several items, including a pendrive, a hard disc, a computer CPU, documents and other things. Goswami has also been detained by the police.
The CID, Assam, has registered a case no 18/2025) unde