Overview

• Zubeen Garg was cremated in Assam with full state honours, and a second autopsy was conducted at GMCH in the presence of AIIMS doctors and CID officials.
• Tezpur University advanced its autumn recess after campus protests over the vice-chancellor’s remark, while announcing a statue, a named scholarship and consideration of a posthumous honorary doctorate.
• An FIR filed in Guwahati seeks a detailed probe into the death, alleging negligence and possible conspiracy, and calls for scrutiny of associates and North-East Festival finances.
• The Assam government will open an online portal to distribute portions of the ashes, while securing the Kamarkuchi cremation site and moving ahead with memorial plans in Guwahati and Jorhat.
• Student bodies and civic groups continue to press for a transparent, high-level investigation as public tributes and memorial activities broaden across the state.