Guwahati: Demonstrators detained during a human chain action near the Assam Secretariat in Dispur maintained their protest from inside the 10th Assam Police Battalion campus at Kahilipara on Tuesday, urging state authorities to challenge recent bail orders granted in the Zubeen Garg death investigation.
The protesters chanted slogans inside the detention facility and submitted a petition to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, urging the government to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to grant bail to prime accused Amritprabha Mahanta and Sandipan Garg.
The petition was submitted after Raijor Dal chief and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi called for the protest. It urged the police to oppose pending bail applications and file a supplementary chargesheet with additional evidence.
Referring to the Chief Minister’s earlier statement in the Legislative Assembly that Garg’s death was a premeditated murder, the organisers urged the administration to ensure that the evidence presented in court supported that claim and addressed any gaps in the case.
Among those detained in Dispur on Tuesday was advocate Anindita Das, who was admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) after allegedly sustaining injuries during the police action.
Key organisers, including Marshall Baruah and Gyanashree Bora, said public protests would continue until the state pursued all available legal remedies to challenge the bail orders.