**Assam Government to Probe the Death of Singer Zubeen Garg**
Guwahati: The Assam government has announced that it will investigate the death of renowned singer Zubeen Garg. State Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed that an official inquiry will be conducted into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s untimely demise.
An FIR has been registered at the Morigaon police station against Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the North East India Festival, and Siddhartha Sharma, Zubeen Garg’s manager. “Assam Police will probe the death of Zubeen Garg and both Mahanta and Sharma, along with those who were present with the singer in his last moments, will be interrogated,” Sarma told reporters.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister further stated that he has directed the Assam Police to transfer all FIRs related to the case to the Central Investigation Department (CID). “Multiple FIRs have been filed against Shri Shyamkanu Mahanta and Shri Siddhartha Sharma in connection with the unfortunate and untimely demise of our beloved Zubeen Garg. I have directed the @DGPAssamPolice to transfer all the FIRs to the CID and to register a consolidated case for a thorough investigation,” he said.
Reports have also emerged indicating that the singer was taken to a party the night before his death. Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore on Friday while swimming in the sea without a life jacket.
According to the Assam Chief Minister, Singaporean authorities have initiated their own investigation since the incident occurred outside India. Additionally, the Assam government will examine whether the singer was taken from Assam with any malicious intent.
As the investigations proceed, authorities aim to uncover the full details behind the tragic death of one of Assam’s most beloved cultural icons.
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