The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the death of singer Zubeen Garg has discovered a financial transaction of Rs 1 crore in the bank accounts of two of his personal security officers.
A source involved in the probe was quoted by The Times of India as saying, “The financial transaction is examined thoroughly.”
The discovery comes as one of the eight individuals who were on the yacht in Singapore when Garg passed away has contacted the Assam Police to cooperate with the investigation.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government has requested the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department to look into the financial angle in the Zubeen Garg death case.
“I hope the central agencies will take cognisance of it," Sarma was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
Zubeen Garg death
Singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th edition of the North East India Festival, organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta and his company.
The Assam CM on Monday stated that barring one, seven others present with singer Zubeen Garg during his last moments in Singapore were yet to respond to the CID summons.
Sarma said that Rupkamal Kalita, who was present on the yacht when Garg died, has responded to the summons of the SIT probing into his death. “Rupkamal Kalita has informed the police that he will come to Guwahati on Tuesday," Himanta said.
The state CID is currently probing the case of Garg’s death after more than 60 FIRs have been lodged across the state against Shyamkanu Mahanta, the chief organiser of the North East India Festival, where the singer had gone to perform, and almost 10 others, including his manager Siddharth Sharma and band members Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amrit Prabha Mahanta. These four people have been arrested in the case and sent to 14 days of police remand each.
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