Zubeen Garg's Manager, Organizer Arrested
Analysis based on 7 articles · First reported Oct 01, 2025 · Last updated Oct 01, 2025
This event is unlikely to have a direct impact on financial markets as it primarily concerns a local criminal investigation. The entertainment industry in India — Assam might experience minor sentiment shifts due to the death of Zubeen Garg and the subsequent arrests of Siddhartha Sharma and Shyamkanu Mahanta.
Siddhartha Sharma, Zubeen Garg's manager, and Shyamkanu Mahanta, the chief organizer of the North East India Festival, were arrested in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Zubeen Garg died on September 19 in Singapore due to drowning. The government of India — Assam formed a 10-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death and issued a lookout notice through International — Interpol for Siddhartha Sharma and Shyamkanu Mahanta. Both were apprehended, with Shyamkanu Mahanta arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport upon arrival from Singapore and Siddhartha Sharma from an apartment in Gurugram. They were subsequently brought to Guwahati and remanded to 14-day police custody. Zubeen Garg's wife, Zubeen Garg, had filed a complaint demanding a thorough investigation into the circumstances of his death.
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