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Zubeen Garg's Bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami Claims Singer's Manager, Festival Organiser May Have Poisoned Him: 'He Was an Expert Swimmer'
Bandmate accuses manager and festival organiser of poisoning Zubeen Garg, intensifying probe with over 60 FIRs filed and multiple arrests, including key suspects in police remand.
- Poet and writer Nilim Kumar alleged Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma were responsible for Zubeen Garg's death, calling them 'cultural terrorists' and doubting justice after past failed probes.
- Initially reported as an accidental drowning, Zubeen Garg, popular Assamese singer, died in Singapore on September 19, 2025, during a yacht outing while swimming, with investigators now doubting a natural accident.
- Testimony recorded under the BNSS shows Shekhar Jyoti Goswami said Siddharth Sharma seized the yacht, blocked others from arranging drinks, forbade sharing videos, and dismissed Zubeen's frothing while delaying medical help.
- Assam government set up a one-member judicial commission led by Justice Soumitra Saikia with a six-month report deadline, while police arrested the organiser, manager and others, adding murder charges.
- Amid intensifying probes, the Assam CID says more than 60 FIRs have been lodged, thousands attended Zubeen's last rites on September 23, and Garima Saikia Garg said, `We all are eager to understand what really happened during his final moments`.
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Zubeen Garg’s death: Bandmate alleges manager 'poisoned' Assam singer
Singer Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore, initially reported as drowning, is now being investigated as a premeditated murder. His manager, Siddharth Sharma, was arrested after a bandmate alleged he poisoned Garg and exhibited suspicious behavior on the yacht. The SIT investigation, supported by witness statements, points to Sharma's culpability.
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