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GUWAHATI:
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced connected Monday (September 22, 2025) that an autopsy volition beryllium conducted connected the body of fashionable singer-composer Zubeen Garg astatine the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital astatine 7.30 a.m. connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025). He has besides ordered a CID probe. Public unit had been gathering for an inquiry.
He said the process volition beryllium completed up of Garg’s cremation astatine Hatimura successful Sonapur, astir 30 k.m. eastbound of Guwahati.
“We decided to behaviour a post-mortem due to the fact that the radical of Assam person been demanding it. Fans volition beryllium allowed to wage their past respects to Zubeen till midnight truthful that the post-mortem tin beryllium done successful time,” helium told journalists.
Garg died successful Singapore connected September 19, during a yacht travel with 17 others, including 2 unit members. A non-invasive autopsy conducted connected the land concluded that the origin of decease was “drowning.”
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Multiple archetypal accusation reports (FIRs) filed crossed Assam, accused Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma of pushing Garg beyond the limits of his ailing body, causing his death. The erstwhile was the organiser of the North East India Festival, wherever Garg was to perform, and the second was the departed singer’s manager.
Earlier, the Chief Minister directed the State’s Director General of Police to nine each the FIRs and bid a probe by the Crime Investigation Department into the superstar’s death.
“Anyone with applicable accusation regarding Garg’s decease should cooperate with the CID,” helium said, informing radical of strict ineligible enactment if they dispersed unverified oregon baseless claims connected societal media platforms.
Rijiju to correspond PM
The Chief Minister said Garg volition beryllium cremated with State honours. He besides said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju volition correspond Prime Minister Narendra Modi astatine the cremation.
Other dignitaries expected to be the ceremonial see Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the Speaker of the Assam Assembly, ministers, the Leader of the Opposition, adjacent associates, household members, representatives of the Assam Sahitya Sabha, and the All Assam Students’ Union.
Mr. Sarma said each vehicular question betwixt Guwahati and Sonapur volition beryllium suspended until 4 p.m. connected Tuesday (September 23) to guarantee a creaseless ceremony.
He besides said immoderate effort by unit groups to adjacent shops oregon disrupt nationalist bid successful Garg’s sanction aft 2 p.m. connected Tuesday volition beryllium dealt with sternly. Officials said that footage of individuals causing disturbances during the past 2 days has been collected, and those progressive volition beryllium caught.
