Overview

• Festival organisers said he experienced breathing difficulties during a dive, received CPR, was taken to Singapore General Hospital and was declared dead around 2:30 pm IST (5:14 pm SGT).
• His event team said members of the local Assamese community had taken him on a yacht before the incident, and they are working with the Indian High Commission on procedures.
• The North East (India) Festival was cancelled following the tragedy, and his body is to undergo an autopsy in Singapore.
• Leaders and artists paid tribute, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Papon, Pritam, Shaan, Vishal Dadlani and Armaan Malik.
• Garg, best known nationally for Ya Ali and celebrated across multiple languages, was widely regarded as a cultural ambassador for Assam and the Northeast.