Guwahati: Assam govt on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging Gauhati high court’s bail orders for two of the accused in the Zubeen Garg death case.Singer Amritprava Mahanta is facing trial on murder charges, while suspended Assam Police officer and Garg’s cousin, Sandipon Garg, is facing trial for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The trial is being conducted in a fast-track court.The high court granted bail to Mahanta on Oct 9, observing that the investigation material and prosecution evidence did not establish a prima facie case against her. She is accused of conspiring to murder Garg in Singapore in Sept 2025.The court granted bail to Sandipon on Oct 16, noting the special public prosecutor’s submission that he might not have been part of the original conspiracy. It also considered the nature of the charges, the completion of the investigation and the period he spent in judicial custody.On Oct 18, special DG and SIT chief MP Gupta said Assam Police had decided to challenge the bail orders after analysing them and obtaining legal opinions.Mahanta and Sandipon were arrested following questioning by the nine-member Assam Police SIT. Both were on the yacht when Garg died while swimming in Singapore on Sept 19, 2025.Five others arrested in the case are Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma, Shekharjyoti Goswami and PSOs Nandeswar Borah and Paresh Baishya. Shyamkanu, Siddharth and Shekharjyoti also face murder charges.
