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Assam Adds Murder Charge in Zubeen Garg Case, Arrests Two More Musicians

Investigators have elevated the case to a murder probe, with forensic testing and cooperation with Singapore underway.

Singer Zubeen Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea.
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Zubeen’s death case

Overview

  • Musicians Shekharjyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta were arrested after interrogation over their presence during Garg’s fatal Singapore yacht outing.
  • Earlier this week, organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and manager Siddharth Sharma were arrested in Delhi and remanded to 14 days’ police custody in Guwahati.
  • The CID/SIT has added Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to the FIR, escalating the inquiry from negligence-related offenses to a murder investigation.
  • The Singapore Police Force has provided the Indian High Commission with Garg’s autopsy report and preliminary findings, while Assam awaits viscera analysis from CFSL Delhi.
  • SIT sources cited video material showing Goswami swimming close to Garg and Mahanta filming the incident, and authorities say an evidence-gathering visit to Singapore will proceed after formal approval under the MLAT process.