Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- The sudden demise of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg in Singapore has turned into a full-fledged legal and political storm.
The state government has ordered that all the First Information Reports filed against Shyam kanu Mahanta, Chief Organiser of the North East India Festival, and Sidharth Sarma, the singer's manager, be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for a consolidated investigation.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, announcing the move today, said multiple FIRs had been registered across different police stations in Assam, reflecting the intensity of public anger. "I have directed the DGP to transfer all the FIRs to the CID and to register a consolidated case for a thorough investigation...