Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the state government will bring to the notice of the Supreme Court and Gauhati High Court threats by a group to gherao his residence if bail is granted to two prime accused in the Zubeen Garg death case.
Himanta Sarma said the threat given by a group led by a legislator poses a “danger to my family and could amount to a direct attempt to murder”.
It has also granted bail to Sandipan Garg in the case. “People should question the witnesses, not me. The court should be allowed to do its work. The call to gherao my residence by a group led by an MLA, if Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma are granted bail, is a serious matter. They are not talking about protesting near the Chief Minister’s Office but about gheraoing my residence.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the bail petitions of prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma on November 30. The Gauhati High Court granted bail to singer Amritprava Mahanta, an accused in the Zubeen Garg death case, on October 9 against a bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the same amount. Referring to the high court order granting bail to Amritprava Mahanta, Sarma said it mentioned that 160 witnesses had not named her during the hearing, although they had done so during the investigation conducted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Speaking to reporters, Sarma said the threat given by a group led by a legislator poses a “danger to my family and could amount to a direct attempt to murder”. This poses a threat to my family and could amount to a direct attempt to murder,” Sarma said.
