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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said definite individuals made an alcoholic retired of Zubeen Garg with an oculus connected his wealth.
Requesting radical not to subordinate the Assamese taste icon with alcohol, helium said the complaint expanse to beryllium filed against those linked to his unnatural decease would uncover much astir the conspiracy by a fewer people, who had their eyes connected his wealth.
Garg died portion swimming successful the oversea disconnected a Singapore land connected September 19. He had travelled to Singapore to instrumentality portion successful the 4th variation of the North East India Festival.
Seven people, including the festival’s organiser, Shyamkanu Mahanta, were arrested by the Special Investigation Team formed to probe his death. All of them are successful judicial custody.
“Zubeen was made to portion intoxicant by radical who wanted to laic their hands connected his money. Such radical exploited him. Many explosive details person travel to airy successful the ongoing investigation,” the Chief Minister told journalists connected the sidelines of an lawsuit successful Nalbari, occidental Assam connected Wednesday (November 19, 2025).
Citing the findings of the probe, helium said Garg was manipulated by radical adjacent to him, and was not an intoxicant user by choice. The nationalist volition travel to cognize much astir it aft the complaint expanse is filed,” helium said.
The complaint expanse is expected to beryllium filed by December 10.
Misuse of his name
The Chief Minister besides said a conception of migrant Muslims was misusing Garg’s sanction to shield authorities onshore encroachers from eviction. He attributed this to “Miya politics.”
Miya is simply a pejorative word utilized for Muslims with roots successful present-day Bangladesh.
“Some are politicising the sanction of Zubeen truthful that the Miya radical are not evicted from encroached land. There is nary emotion for Zubeen,” helium said.
