A separate investigation was initiated by the Assam Police against event manager Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in singer Zubeen Garg's death, for his alleged involvement in organised financial crimes and acquiring properties by money laundering, official documents showed.

Shyamkanu is the younger brother of former DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, who is presently the chief information commissioner of the Assam State Information Commission. His another elder brother is Nani Gopal Mahanta, who was the education advisor to CM Himanta Biswa Sarma before becoming the vice chancellor of Gauhati University.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seized bundles of "incriminating" documents and items from Shyamkanu's home during the raid on Thursday and Friday, the documents showed.

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