US EditionSinger Zubeen Garg died after swimming in Singapore, not scuba diving: Report
Four individuals linked to the yacht outing during which singer Zubeen Garg drowned have been arrested and charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
- On September 19, singer-musician Zubeen Garg was pulled unconscious from St John's Island and died after being rushed to Singapore General Hospital.
- A video posted on X on September 20 showed Zubeen Garg first wearing a life vest, then removing it before jumping into the water during a yacht outing with more than a dozen people.
- On Wednesday, Assam Police arrested Siddhartha Sharma, Garg's manager, and Shyamkanu Mahanta, festival organiser, and on October 2 detained co-musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta, booking all under BNS provisions including culpable homicide and causing death by negligence.
- The Assam government declared four days of state mourning, tens of thousands gathered in Guwahati as his body was flown back and publicly viewed on September 21, and he was cremated with full state honours on September 23.
- Singapore authorities have handed the autopsy report to the Indian High Commission, with the Singapore Police Force ruling out foul play as the Assam CID/SIT awaits clearance to collect evidence soon.
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Zubeen Garg death: Assam Police arrests two musicians who were with him on yacht
The Assam Police on Thursday arrested two musicians who were in Singapore with singer Zubeen Garg when he drowned to death during a yacht trip, reported The Indian Express.Garg, a popular Assamese singer, died on September 19, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival.The event had been organised by the government of India and the Indian Embassy in Singapore, with support from the Assam Association and the North E…
Bandmate, co-singer arrested in Zubeen Garg death case; total arrests rise to 4
The CID’s probe has expanded rapidly, fuelled by more than 60 FIRs filed across Assam after Garg’s sudden death. The 52-year-old singer died in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea. He had travelled there for the festival organised by Mahanta’s company.
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