India, Nov. 7 -- Late singer Zubeen Garg's former manager, Tarsem Mittal, on Thursday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the death of the singer on September 19 in Singapore.

Mittal, who had overseen Zubeen's professional affairs for a considerable time, was summoned by the SIT over allegations of misappropriation of the late artist's funds.

Officers said that Mittal, whose name surfaced during interrogations of people linked to Garg's management, had introduced Sharma, the prime accused in the case, to Garg's management circle a few years ago. Sharma later replaced Mittal as the singer's manager.

The SIT is examining his financial dealings ...