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Assam Orders Second Autopsy for Zubeen Garg, Sets State Funeral for Tuesday

A second examination in Guwahati will seek clarity beyond Singapore’s drowning certificate.

Overview

  • Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Singapore’s death certificate lists drowning, the formal post-mortem report is awaited, and all documents will go to the CID for review.
  • A fresh autopsy is scheduled in Guwahati on Tuesday, to be conducted at Guwahati Medical College under supervision from an AIIMS Guwahati team.
  • Garg’s body remains at Guwahati’s Sarusajai stadium for public homage through Monday, drawing massive crowds including dignitaries and requiring extensive police and medical deployment.
  • The state funeral will begin Tuesday morning with a procession from the stadium to Kamarkuchi, where Assam Police will serve as pallbearers and a gun salute will be accorded, with traffic closures, dry days, and public viewing arrangements announced.
  • An FIR naming an event organiser and the singer’s manager has been reported in Morigaon, the government has outlined memorial plans including a 10-bigha site at Kamarkuchi and rituals in Jorhat, and protests over the funeral venue led to a highway blockade near Jorhat.