# Mriganka Hazarika testifies in Zubeen Garg death case 2026-10-08T13:09:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Mriganka Hazarika testified before a fast-track court in Guwahati on 8 October in the case linked to Assamese singer Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore. Hazarika said he was present when Garg received CPR on a yacht and was taken to hospital, adding that the singer’s pulse was weak. Hazarika said he attended the North East Festival as a guest and denied being its organiser or convener. Assam Tribune identified him as the festival convener. The outlet also reported that actress Nishita Goswami recorded her statement and that 122 prosecution witnesses, including nine non-resident Indians, have been examined. The Supreme Court deferred Shyamkanu Mahanta’s bail hearing to 4 November. Garg died on 19 September while attending the festival. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The outlets agree on Hazarika’s testimony and his account of CPR and a weak pulse, but frame his festival role differently. Sentinel Assam foregrounds his attempt to distance himself from the event and attributes its organisation to Shyamkanu Mahanta. Assam Tribune calls Hazarika the convener and adds the witness tally, Nishita Goswami’s statement and the Supreme Court bail hearing. Read together, the coverage leaves his formal role disputed while placing the testimony within a continuing trial. The next named legal date is 4 November, when Mahanta’s bail plea is listed before the Supreme Court. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - sentinelassam.com (neutral report) Reports testimony and foregrounds Hazarika’s denial of an organising role - assamtribune.com (neutral report) Adds witness tally, bail date and identifies Hazarika as convener This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Mriganka Hazarika, Nishita Goswami, Shyamkanu Mahanta, Supreme Court, Zubeen Garg Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mriganka-hazarika-testifies-in-zubeen-garg-death-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mriganka-hazarika-testifies-in-zubeen-garg-death-case/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/