{"id":141963,"date":"2025-10-02T21:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=141963"},"modified":"2025-10-02T21:35:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:05:56","slug":"cid-expands-investigation-into-zubeen-gargs-death-i-new-summons-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=141963","title":{"rendered":"CID Expands Investigation into Zubeen Garg\u2019s Death I New Summons Issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" title=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The investigation into the death of music icon <a href=\"http:\/\/Zubeen Garg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Zubeen Garg<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has escalated, with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoning three additional individuals connected to the North-East Festival. Sources indicate that Nayan Jyoti Das, Dipjyoti Roy, and Raktim Roy have been called in for questioning.<\/span><\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141964\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/CID Expands Investigation into Zubeen Garg\u2019s Death:\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141964 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Summons Issued\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-20251002-WA0090.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>CID Expands Investigation into Zubeen Garg\u2019s Death:<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">These individuals are reported to be close associates of festival organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta, who along with Siddhartha Sharma, is currently in custody. Raktim Roy is specifically believed to have had a close watch on Mahanta\u2019s financial activities pertaining to the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has confirmed that the probe is advancing on several fronts, focusing on financial discrepancies and interpersonal relationships among those involved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The case has been categorized as Case No. 18\/2025, falling under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Intensive interrogations of both Mahanta and Sharma are underway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Additionally, a separate case related to properties has been filed against Mahanta, recorded as Case No. 19\/2025, under several sections of the BNSS. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">CID officials have directed other individuals of interest to appear for questioning on October 6. \u201cThe investigation is ongoing. We have arrested two individuals, and their interrogation continues. Others connected to the case will also be investigated,\u201d stated MP Gupta, a senior officer involved with the SIT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Authorities are also waiting for further forensic and document reports from Guwahati and Delhi, which are anticipated to provide additional insights into the ongoing investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The investigation into the death of music icon Zubeen Garg has escalated, with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoning three additional individuals connected to the North-East Festival. Sources indicate that Nayan Jyoti Das, Dipjyoti Roy, and Raktim Roy have been called in for questioning. These individuals are reported to be close associates of festival organizer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":141964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk:"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[50200,50202,50201],"class_list":["post-141963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-cid-expands-investigation-into","tag-new-summons-issued","tag-zubeen-gargs-death-i"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157365,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157365","url_meta":{"origin":141963,"position":0},"title":"Arunachal Trafficking Crackdown Rescues 19 Children; 3 Detained","author":"News Desk","date":"August 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nineteen children were rescued from multiple districts of Arunachal Pradesh and three suspected brokers arrested in a crackdown on an alleged child\u2011trafficking network, police said on Tuesday, August 25. 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