The protest occurred when Sanjive Narain, the Chairman and MD of Prag Information, was addressing a press meet at his workplace to make clear his function in the complete incident resulting in the loss of life of Garg final week.
Garg died on September 19 whereas swimming within the sea in Singapore, the place he had gone to attend the Northeast India Pageant. The favored singer was cremated on the outskirts of Guwahati with full state honours on Tuesday.
An FIR was already filed at Bongaigaon Police Station in opposition to Narain for his alleged function within the episode. It has been forwarded to the CID headquarters for additional investigation.
Narain claimed that he was not current on the non-public yacht, through which the singer had gone with some Assamese NRIs to an island in Singapore, and he had taken Garg to a hospital from the harbour.
“I had no thought in regards to the yacht tour. I used to be having lunch after I obtained a cellphone name from Shyamkanu Mahanta that Zubeen had met with an accident. I rushed to the harbour and instantly took him to the hospital,” he added.Mahanta was the chief organiser of the pageant, which was cancelled following the tragedy.The information channel proprietor additionally claimed that different folks current within the yacht weren't allowed to depart besides Garg's supervisor Siddharth Sharma by the police for his or her probe.
Narain additionally blamed the administration in Guwahati for not permitting him to go to the mortal stays of Garg earlier than it was cremated, citing attainable “safety points as folks had been emotional and agitated”.
Whereas he was holding the press meet at his workplace in Ulubari within the state capital, scores of followers of Garg gathered outdoors and protested.
“He's an accused in a felony case. How can he tackle a press meet? Why has the police not detained or interrogated him even as soon as? We is not going to settle for any leniency on this case. It is about Zubeen da,” one of many agitators stated.
One other protestor, who recognized himself as a member of the Zubeen Garg Fan Membership, demanded instant arrest of Narain earlier than “he tampers” with the proof.
“Why is the police not performing in opposition to him but? He is among the key folks current throughout the complete length of Zubeen's loss of life. Is there the rest that we aren't seeing?” he requested.
It's to be famous that the press meet was initially scheduled to happen at Gauhati Press Membership, but it surely was rescheduled on the eleventh hour, and Narain stated police didn't give him permission for the presser.
Earlier within the day, the Assam authorities banned Shyamkanu Mahanta from holding any operate or occasion within the state.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the state authorities may even not present any monetary grant, commercial or sponsorship to any occasion with which Mahanta is related, both straight or not directly.
“The state authorities may even request the Centre to not lengthen any monetary help or sponsorship to him in any method,” the CM stated.
Greater than 60 police complaints have been lodged throughout the state in opposition to Mahanta and others for his or her alleged function within the premature demise of Garg, whose explanation for loss of life has been said as ‘drowning' within the loss of life certificates from Singapore Normal Hospital.
as a Dependable and Trusted Information SupplyMahanta is the youthful brother of former DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, who's presently the Chief Info Commissioner of the Assam State Info Fee. One other elder brother of his is Nani Gopal Mahanta, who was the Training Advisor to the CM earlier than changing into the Vice Chancellor of Gauhati College. PTI
