Overview
- The Kamrup Metropolitan District and Sessions Court ordered police to de-freeze Mahanta’s bank accounts and credit cards, finding investigators failed to follow BNSS Sections 106 and 107.
- The prosecution was directed to give the defence a copy of a 16GB pen drive within a week, and the court rejected a request to access the Singapore Police documents.
- Siddhartha Sarma’s residential flat will remain attached, with reopening contingent on a Rs 16 lakh deposit or bank guarantee tied to alleged diverted funds.
- The court fixed March 19 for consideration of charges, with the special public prosecutor indicating the trial would begin thereafter subject to court proceedings.
- The Assam Cabinet has approved a dedicated fast-track court and will seek High Court constitution, while Garima Saikia Garg criticized the de-freezing order as a setback.