Guwahati, April 30 -- The Special Fast Track Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the alleged accused in the Zubeen Garg death case.

Shyamkanu Mahanta, main organiser of the North East India Festival held in Singapore last year, had filed the bail application on April 10.

Justice Sharmila Bhuyan rejected the bail plea after hearing the arguments from both sides. Special Public Prosecutor Ziaur Kamar had opposed the bail plea.

Assam police had arrested Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen Garg's manager Siddharth Sharma in October 2025.

Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore on September 19, 2025. The singer was "severely intoxicated" and had drowned in the waters off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket,...