US EditionSinger Zubeen Garg died after swimming in Singapore, not scuba diving: Report
The arrests of the singer's manager and festival organiser followed police charges including culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy after drowning off St John's Island, Singapore.
- On September 19, Zubeen Garg died while swimming off St John's Island, Singapore, and reports clarified drowning as the cause, not the earlier scuba report, with death confirmed at Singapore General Hospital.
- He was in Singapore to attend the North East India Festival celebrating 60 years of India‑Singapore ties and was scheduled to perform on September 20, organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta.
- A video posted on X shows him jumping into the water wearing a life vest, sources say he removed it minutes later; he was pulled unconscious and rushed to Singapore General Hospital, while the Singapore Police Force shared autopsy findings with the Indian High Commission.
- On October 2, the Crime Investigation Department , Assam arrested Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta, bringing total arrests to four, with suspects booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita charges.
- The Assam government has invoked the MLAT, and SIT led by Munna Prasad Gupta is gathering evidence in Singapore, with Justice Soumitra Saikia heading a Judicial Commission, and Section 103 added to the FIR.
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Assam Police hands over second post-mortem report of Zubeen Garg to his wife
Assam Police hands over second post-mortem report of Zubeen Garg to his wife The Assam Police on Saturday handed over the second post-mortem report of singer Zubeen Garg to his wife Garima Saikia Garg, sources said.The report of the first post-mortem conducted in Singapore was given to her on Thursday.''An officer from the SIT went to Garima's house in Kahilipara area of Guwahati to hand over the (second) report,'' a CID source told PTI.A nine-m…
Judicial Commission To Probe Zubeen Garg's Death, Says Assam Chief Minister
The Gauhati High Court has agreed to the Assam government's request for forming a judicial commission to look into the death of cultural icon and renowned singer Zubeen Garg, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
Zubeen Garg death case: Assam court sends 2 band members to police remand
Guwahati: A court in Assam on Friday sent Zubeen Garg’s band members Shekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta to 14 days of police remand in connection with the death of the singer-composer. Munna Prasad Gupta, the Special DGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), told PTI that the local court sent the duo to 14 days of police remand. “The interrogation of all the four arrested accused is underway. I cannot share anything more at t…
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