Day after arrest, Assam court sends 2 band members to 14-day police remand in Zubeen Garg death case

Zubeen Garg death probe; 2 arrested

A court in Assam on Friday sent Zubeen Garg’s band members Shekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta to 14 days of police remand in connection with the death of the singer-composer.

Munna Prasad Gupta, the Special DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), told PTI that the local court sent the duo to 14 days of police remand.

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"The interrogation of all the four arrested accused is underway. I cannot share anything more at this moment,” he said.

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Goswami and Mahanta were arrested on Thursday after days of interrogation.The duo was present on the yacht in Singapore, where Garg died on September 19 while swimming in the sea.

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Police have already invoked murder charges against Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, who were nabbed from Delhi on Wednesday.