Their previous 14-day custody, which began on October 15, was set to conclude today, but due to the court being closed on account of Chhath Puja, the hearing was held

The judicial custody of five individuals accused in the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg and already lodged in Baksa Jail, has been extended by another 14 days even as the CID intensifies its investigation into the case.

The accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the North East India Festival; Siddharth Sharma, Zubeen Garg’s manager; Sandipan Garg, the late singer’s cousin and now suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police; and Zubeen’s personal security officers, Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya were presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court via video conferencing on Monday, October 27, where the court a

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