One of the accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, Amritprabha Mahanta, today appeared physically before the Fast Track Court. Until now, during the trial proceedings, accused Amritprabha Mahanta had been appearing in court virtually from jail. However, after being granted bail on the orders of the Gauhati High Court and released from Haflong Sub-Jail yesterday, the court had directed accused Amritprabha Mahanta to appear physically today.
Meanwhile, in connection with the Zubeen Garg death case, the recording of witness testimonies is continuing in the Fast Track Court of Judge Sharmila Bhuyan. Today, film director Rajesh Bhuyan and Zubeen Garg’s friend and musician Raja Baruah will testify before the Fast Track Court regarding Zubeen Garg’s death.
On the other hand, the hearing of accused Sandipan Garg’s bail plea in the Gauhati High Court was completed yesterday. After hearing arguments from both the accused’s side and the government side for the past several days, the bench of Justice Rajesh Mazumdar of the High Court reserved its order on accused Sandipan Garg’s bail plea.
