Zubeen's death: Sitting HC judge to head probe panel; ED, I-T dept likely to join

GUWAHATI: With 4 arrests truthful far, the Assam Police SIT escalating charges from negligence to imaginable murder, and planetary practice underway, Zubeen Garg’s decease is nary longer conscionable astir a tragic accident, it is evolving into a multi-jurisdictional transgression investigation.Gauhati HC has present agreed to authorities govt’s petition to signifier a judicial committee headed by a sitting HC judge. Assam CM Himanta Sarma said the judicial panel, to beryllium headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia, volition beryllium formed connected Saturday. ED and I-T dept are apt to articulation the probe into alleged fiscal crimes linked to Shyamkanu Mahanta, the arrested main organiser of North East India Festival successful Singapore wherever Zubeen was scheduled to perform.Over 60 FIRs person been filed crossed Assam demanding justice. Fans and civilian nine are pushing for transparency and accountability. Sarma Friday launched a counter-offensive against what helium called a “coordinated conspiracy” to malign the govt utilizing Zubeen’s legacy. “When helium was alive, you didn’t invitation him to execute successful your areas. You brought Mumtaz from Bangladesh. ”Meanwhile, Zubeen’s drummer Shekhar Goswami & co-singer Amritprabha Mahanta, who were arrested by SIT Thursday, were sent to 14 days custody.