The Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court on Wednesday remanded five persons arrested in connection with the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg to 14 days of judicial custody after their police remand came to an end.
Those sent to custody include festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma, his cousin Sandipan Garg, and the singer’s two personal security officers, Paresh Baishya and Nandeswar Bora. The accused were produced before the court earlier in the day.
According to reports, the five will be lodged in the newly built Baksa District Jail in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
The case is being investigated by the CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which continues to examine the circumstances surrounding Garg’s death.