Individuals pay homage to Zubeen Garg’s picture in Guwahati. Musical icon Zubeen Garg died in Singapore whereas attending the North East India Pageant. File | Picture Credit score: Ritu Raj Konwar
Three extra Assamese expatswho witnessed cultural icon Zubeen Garg’s final moments in Singapore, on Monday (October 13, 2025) appeared earlier than the police in Guwahati, in response to the second discover towards the three expats, a high official stated.
Inside the subsequent two days, few extra Assamese NRIs dwelling in Singapore are anticipated to return and document their statements earlier than the Assam Police, the official added.
Jiolangsat Narzary, Parikshit Sharma and Siddhartha Bora reached the CID headquarters within the morning, whereas one other expat Bhaskar Jyoti Dutta is scheduled to reach later within the day, Prison Investigation Division. (CID) Particular DGP Munna Prasad Gupta advised PTI,
“Now we have began our interrogation with the three. We are actually ready for the fourth individual,” Mr. Gupta added.
The police issued recent summonses to 10 individuals related to Assam Affiliation Singapore as they failed to seem earlier than the investigating company throughout the deadline of October 6, 2025.
Earlier, just one Assamese individual from Singapore, Rupkamal Kalita, appeared earlier than the CID and was interrogated for greater than 24 hours earlier than he was allowed to depart.
Relating to the remaining six individuals, who haven’t responded to the notices, Mr. Gupta stated, “We hope that just a few extra individuals will seem earlier than us within the subsequent 48 hours.”
The celebrated singer died beneath mysterious circumstances in Singapore on Friday (September 19, 2025) whereas swimming within the sea. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th version of the North East India Pageant.
A Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) beneath the Prison Investigation Division (CID) of the Assam Police is presently probing Garg’s loss of life case after greater than 60 FIRs had been lodged throughout the State.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (October 12, 2025) stated investigators of Zubeen Garg’s loss of life case have discovered a “particular angle” after they obtained the viscera report.
After Garg’s second postmortem examination at Gauhati Medical Faculty and Hospital (GMCH), the viscera pattern was despatched to the Central Forensic Laboratory (CFL) in Delhi for an in depth examination.
The primary post-mortem was performed in Singapore instantly after Garg’s loss of life. The second autopsy examination was performed at GMCH on September 23 earlier than taking Garg’s physique for cremation.
The CM additionally stated that the Singapore Police had sought some “important data” in reference to the loss of life of the singer within the island nation, and the Assam authorities forwarded the required inputs to the authorities there.
The Indian Authorities had earlier invoked the Mutual Authorized Help Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, searching for cooperation within the investigation into the loss of life of the singer within the Southeast Asian nation.
Earlier, North East India Pageant chief organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta, the singer’s supervisor Siddharth Sharma, and his two band members — Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amrit Prabha Mahanta — had been apprehended.
Later, Garg’s cousin and Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was arrested in reference to the singer’s loss of life in Singapore final month.
Zubeen Garg’s PSOs Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya had been additionally arrested after police discovered enormous monetary transactions, value over ₹1.1 crore, from their accounts. All of the seven arrested individuals are actually in police custody.
Revealed – October 13, 2025 02:35 pm IST