Assam has still not recovered from the shock of singer Zubeen Garg's unnatural death. The northeastern state is still emotionally stirred by the mystery surrounding his death. Singapore police, along with Assam CID, are investigating to uncover the mystery of his death. Before completion of a month after the Assam icon's death, Singapore police issued a statement saying nothing suspicious had been found so far. However, the investigation is still ongoing.
At the same time, investigators have mentioned that multiple false information and speculations about the 52-year-old singer's death have spread on social media. The investigators are well aware of this misinformation.
On September 19, singer Zubeen Garg died mysteriously while attending the North-East Festival in Singapore. Just before his death, the singer had gone out to sea on a yacht. Several people, including members of his team, were with him. They claim that he died while swimming. The entire country was stunned by the news of the unnatural death of the Assam icon. The entire state of Assam was devastated with grief. At the initiative of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, an SIT was formed. CID began the investigation.
Meanwhile, Singapore police are also conducting a simultaneous investigation there. They have stated that preliminary investigation found no indication of any 'foul play'. However, police have said the investigation may take about three more months to complete. On October 1, investigators sent the autopsy report and preliminary investigation report to India for the convenience of the investigation.
Notably, Assam CID has arrested a total of seven people in this incident so far. All are currently in judicial custody. The list includes Zubeen Garg's bandmates, manager, and organizers. Among those arrested is his cousin, dismissed IPS officer Sandeepan Garg.
It is also worth mentioning that on Wednesday, the singer's fans demonstrated a protest outside Assam jail for those arrested in Zubeen's death case. On this day, police brought the accused Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeepan Garg, Nageshwar Bora and Paresh Baishya to Baksa jail under tight security. As soon as this news was received, residents and fans of the singer gathered outside the jail.
