Assam Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, whose brother Shyamkanu has been arrested in Zubeen Garg's death case, on Thursday (November 6, 2025) resigned from his post after an RTI was filed seeking data related to government funds given to his younger sibling.

In a long post on Facebook, Mr. Mahanta, also the former DGP of Assam, announced his resignation and said that he has already forwarded the letter to the Governor.

"You all know that my brother Shyamkanu Mahanta has been linked to the recent death of everyone's

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