Fast-Track Trial Opens in Zubeen Garg Death Case

Overview

• The Special Fast-Track Court began recording evidence this week with daily witness examinations under a schedule that runs through mid-June.
• Prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that four prosecution witnesses had already given statements and that defence lawyers have not yet discredited their testimony.
• The court on June 9 denied bail to four accused—Sandipan Garg, Amritprava/Amritprabha Mahanta, Nandeswar/Nandeshwar Bora, and Paresh Baishya—after hearing arguments on their petitions.
• The probe that led to trial was conducted by an Assam Police CID SIT, which filed a chargesheet naming seven accused with four facing murder charges and listing about 394 potential witnesses.
• Legal maneuvers continue as accused Siddharth Sharma filed a fresh bail petition set for hearing on June 19 in the Gauhati High Court and one accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta, has appointed new counsel.