A time aft the demise of fashionable vocalist Zubeen Garg, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Saturday (September 20, 2025) said that the State Government volition behaviour an enquiry into his decease successful Singapore. The mortal remains of the Assamese taste icon volition beryllium kept astatine a multi-sports stadium successful Guwahati for fans to wage tributes.
The post-mortem introspection of Garg's assemblage was completed successful Singapore and the mortal remains were handed implicit to those who accompanied him there, CM Sarma said connected Saturday (September 20) morning.
''The post-mortem of our beloved Zubeen Garg has been completed successful Singapore. His mortal remains are present being handed implicit to the accompanying squad — Shekar Jothi Goswami, Sandeepan Garg, and Siddharth Sharma (Manager) — successful the beingness of officers from the Indian Embassy," the CM posted connected X.
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The post-mortem of our beloved Zubeen Garg has been completed successful Singapore. His mortal remains are present being handed implicit to the accompanying squad — Shri Shekar Jothi Goswami, Shri Sandeepan Garg, and Shri Siddharth Sharma (Manager) — successful the beingness of officers from the…
‘No beingness jacket’
On Friday (September 19) night, the Chief Minister said Shilpak Ambule, the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, informed him that Garg died portion swimming without a beingness overgarment during a backstage yacht party. Garg and 17 others — 11 Assamese residents of Singapore, 4 members of his team, and 2 unit members — were connected the yacht that acceptable sail toward St. John’s and Lazarus Islands.
After the yacht docked, the radical engaged successful aqua escapade activities nether the supervision of the crew. “The unit members of the yacht and guards had insisted that Garg should deterioration a beingness jacket. He wore 1 initially, but took it disconnected a fewer seconds aboriginal aft saying it was oversized and helium was uncovering it hard to swim,” CM Sarma said.
The vocalist was "found floating successful the sea, and the unit of the yacht tried to revive him, and helium was again fixed Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) astatine the port" earlier being rushed to the Singapore General Hospital, wherever doctors declared him dead, the CM said. CPR is an exigency process utilized during cardiac oregon respiratory arrest.
The Singapore authorities are questioning the radical who had accompanied the singer, Mr. Sarma said.
“Since each those who accompanied Garg are Indian citizens, we volition attack the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the process to beryllium followed to guarantee that they are questioned successful India. Our radical person the close to cognize what precisely happened to their icon successful the past fewer moments of his life,” helium said.
On Zubeen Garg’s past rites and memorial
The determination to support Garg’s mortal remains astatine the Sarusajai Stadium was taken astatine a high-level gathering chaired by the Chief Minister precocious Friday night.
A abbreviated portion agone I reviewed the arrangements astatine Sarusajai Stadium , Guwahati.
It is our highest precedence to marque definite each and each good wisher of Zubeen tin wage their respects successful a creaseless and hassle escaped manner. pic.twitter.com/FxjTxmzMCA
The Assam authorities besides postponed the half-yearly examinations scheduled connected Saturday (September 20) successful schools, portion the Chambers of Commerce decided to support each concern establishments crossed the State closed connected September 20 and 21 successful respect of the departed singer.
Hours aft the quality of Garg’s passing broke connected Friday (September 19), grieving fans took retired processions, held candlelight vigils and played his songs passim the night. Thousands converged adjacent his residence successful the Kahilipara country of Guwahati.
In respective places crossed the Brahmaputra Valley, Durga Puja committees cancelled Mahalaya functions beyond the rituals. Mahalaya marks the extremity of the pitri paksha (worship of ancestors) and the accomplishment of the devi paksha, leading to the Durga Puja festivities.
After visiting Garg’s residence Friday (September 19) night, the Chief Minister said the authorities was keen connected gathering a memorial for the departed singer. He besides said the authorities would fto the radical of Assam determine however and wherever the iconic singer’s past rites would beryllium performed.
People successful eastbound Assam’s Jorhat, Garg’s location town, privation his mortal remains to beryllium brought to the town. “Cremation and memorial are 2 antithetic issues. We volition instrumentality a last determination lone aft Zubeen’s assemblage arrives,” helium said, adding that the singer’s ailing begetter wants to spot his lad for the past time.
(With PTI inputs)
