Overview
- In a Jan. 24 memorandum, the family asked the Prime Minister to constitute a special court, expedite proceedings, and bar bail for all accused until the case concludes.
- They requested deployment of additional senior prosecutors to strengthen the state’s five-member team and ensure a focused, time-bound trial.
- Assam Police’s SIT filed a chargesheet exceeding 2,500 pages on Dec. 12 and arrested seven people, accusing four of murder, one of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and two of conspiracy and breach of trust.
- Singapore’s coroner proceedings have ruled out foul play, recording that Garg was severely intoxicated, entered the water twice, declined a life jacket, and drowned off Lazarus Island.
- The family urged active diplomatic-legal engagement with Singapore to monitor the coroner’s court, secure access to materials and testimony, and navigate cross-border evidence-sharing.