Three non resident Indians from Singapore arrived in Guwahati today. They were among the primary witnesses to the event that resulted in the death of legendary musician Zubeen Garg and were a part of the yacht party on September 19. The Special inquiry Team of the Assam CID has included the NRIs, who are also Assamese, in the inquiry.
Siddhartha Bora, Parikshit Sharma, and Jalongsat Narzary were present. Their statement was recorded in front of the court following five hours of interrogation.
Rupkamal Kalita, another NRI, made an appearance before the Assam CID last week. Additionally, his statement in front of the magistrate was recorded.
Eleven NRIs from the boat party were called to Guwahati to assist in the probe. Four have shown up thus far.
Yesterday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that NRIs who were asked to appear for questioning and are yet to do so, will be dealt with strictly with the assistance of the Singaporean authorities.
Zubeen Garg's family has given the authorities a 10-day deadline to provide justice. His wife Garima and younger sister Dr Palmie Borthakur, have posted on this on social media platform Facebook. The SIT chief, MP Gupta, has claimed that they sought permission from the Singaporean authorities to visit the site of the accident on September 30.
"We anticipate hearing back favorably shortly. We will act quickly to investigate the dead scene and collect information as soon as formal clearance is received.
Assam Police have submitted the official documents that the Singaporean authorities asked as part of their independent probe. We're waiting on Singapore's internal probe to be finished," Gupta stated.
Gupta responded that all of the arrested people would be brought before the court for additional proceedings when asked if the SIT would ask for longer police detention.
"We have detained them for the longest period of time allowed by law, which is 14 days. Beyond that, there is no provision for detaining somebody. "The investigation is proceeding in a lawful and orderly manner," he stated.
