Guwahati, Oct 7: The Assam government is tightening the noose around those arrested in connection with the circumstances leading to cultural icon Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirming that central agencies will soon scrutinise the accounts of key persons involved.

Addressing the press at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur on Monday, Sarma said that the organiser of the North East India Festival (NEIF), Shyamkanu Mahanta, would soon come under the probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax (IT) department.

“I believe ED will soon take cognisance of the FIRs against Mahanta. Somewhere we would need help from central agencies and they will help. We are in discussion with the central agencies and have requested ED, IT and others to loo

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