New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has formally granted sanction, under Section 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), allowing the state government to initiate legal proceedings against people linked to the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore. This approval enables the police to file a charge sheet in the matter.

The development came as Assam celebrated the singer's 53rd birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Sarma clarified that Section 208 of the BNSS mandates that if a crime is committed outside of India, a court can only take up the case after receiving prior sanction from the central government.

The Chief Minister described the sanction...