Guwahati, Mar 31:
The first hearing of the fast-track Sessions Court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg’s death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf.
Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta’s lawyer, A K Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday.
Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief organiser of the North East India Festival in Singapore, while Sharma was Garg’s secretary.
Garg died in Singapore on September 19 last year while swimming in the sea. The 52-year-old singer had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to perform in the 4th edition of the festival.