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Singapore Police Say Probe Into Death of Indian Singer Zubeen Garg May Take up to 3 More Months or So

The Assam Police Special Investigation Team will meet Singapore authorities to advance the probe into Zubeen Garg’s death, following arrests and violent clashes in Assam.

  • On Monday , the Special Investigation Team led by Munna Prasad Gupta will travel to Singapore, where Singapore Police authorities will meet them on October 21.
  • Because the incident occurred in Singapore, Assam sent a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request via India's Ministry of Home Affairs to probe Zubeen Garg's drowning on September 19.
  • Assam Police arrested seven people, including Siddharth Sharma and Shyamkanu Mahanta, and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Acting High Commissioner of Singapore Alice Cheng amid fan pressure.
  • Fans clashed with police in Baksa district's Mushalpur during transfers, prompting cane charges and tear gas; miscreants injured 15 television and photojournalists and torched a Guwahati satellite channel, PEC condemned the attacks.
  • Officials called the Singapore clearance a positive development for the probe, saying it will help take the investigation forward and finish it on time amid pressure from Zubeen Garg's fans.
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Times of India broke the news in India on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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