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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, connected Sunday (October 12, 2025), said that the State authorities had received “positive signals” from the Singapore-based expatriate Assamese to instrumentality the Zubeen Garg death lawsuit probe forward.
The Assamese taste icon died by drowning portion swimming disconnected an land connected September 19, according to the Singapore constabulary force. He was scheduled to execute astatine the North East India Festival successful the land state the pursuing day.
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“We person received encouraging responses from the Assamese assemblage successful Singapore. I cannot stock details now, but a conception of the expatriate Assamese has agreed to cooperate with the investigation,” the Chief Minister told journalists.
Cooperation from the Singapore-based Assamese people, specifically those who were with Garg during his past hours, could supply clarity successful the high-profile case, helium said.
The Chief Minister besides stated that the Singapore police, moving successful tandem with investigators successful Assam, person sent questions to the families acrophobic arsenic portion of their autarkic inquiry.
“We person transmitted each indispensable documents and evidence, including forensic records and witnesser statements, to Singapore done the Ministry of Home Affairs. Everything indispensable for the probe is present with Singapore’s Attorney General,” Mr. Sarma said.
A Special Investigation Team, mostly comprising officials of the Criminal Investigation Department, has been probing the circumstances starring to Garg’s death.
Seven radical person been arrested successful the lawsuit truthful far. They see Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, the festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, and Garg’s relative Sandipan Garg, who is simply a Deputy Superintendent of Police.
