US EditionAssam Govt Orders Judicial Probe Into Zubeen Garg’s Death; Justice Soumitra Saikia to Lead Commission - The Statesman
The commission will investigate potential negligence or foul play in Zubeen Garg’s death and oversee the CID probe, with four arrests made and a report due within six months.
- On Friday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the Assam government constituted a one-man judicial inquiry commission led by Justice Soumitra Saikia to monitor the Assam CID probe.
- On September 19, Zubeen Garg, celebrated singer, age 52, died while swimming in Singapore, and his wife Garima Saikia Garg said he `suffered a seizure attack`; two autopsies found no evidence of foul play.
- The Assam CID is probing the case after more than 60 FIRs and four arrests, including festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, manager Siddhartha Sharma, and two band members.
- A one-member commission will examine lapses or negligence related to the singer's demise and must submit its report within six months, the Political Department ordered.
- Millions of fans were stunned by the singer's death, and officials urged people posting on social media to share facts with the judicial commission and take an oath, the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court acknowledged.
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Assam govt forms judicial commission to probe Zubeen Garg's death
Guwahati, Oct 4 (PTI) The Assam government has set up a one-man judicial commission to probe the death of singer-composer Zubeen Garg, an official order said. The commission, headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, will submit its report within six months, the order issued by the Political Department stated. The order […]
Zubeen Garg death: Assam govt to form judicial commission led by Justice Soumitra Saikia
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that the state government will constitute a judicial commission, headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of renowned singer Zubeen Garg.
Assam Govt orders judicial probe into Zubeen Garg’s death; Justice Soumitra Saikia to lead commission - The Statesman
The commission will be led by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the High Court. Sarma urged people to share with the commission anything they or Zubeen’s family found unusual about his death.
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