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Singapore Hands Zubeen Garg Autopsy to India as Assam CID Arrests Two More in Yacht-Death Probe

Four suspects remain in 14-day custody during a cross-border forensic push.

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Several arrests have been made in Zubeen Garg's death probe
Day after arrest, Assam court sends 2 band members to 14-day police remand in Zubeen Garg death case
Singer Zubeen Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea.

Overview

  • S$ingapore Police provided the Indian High Commission with Garg’s autopsy report and preliminary findings after earlier stating the death certificate listed drowning and no foul play.
  • Assam CID arrested bandmate Shekharjyoti Goswami and singer Amritprabha Mahanta, who were on the yacht, and a Guwahati court sent them to 14-day police custody.
  • Manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta were arrested earlier and face added Section 103 (murder) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alongside conspiracy and negligence charges.
  • India’s Special Investigation Team has invoked MLAT cooperation, issued notices through the High Commission, and plans a Singapore visit once approvals are cleared.
  • A second post-mortem was conducted in Guwahati and viscera samples are with the Central Forensic Laboratory in Delhi, with reports awaited to align with Singapore’s findings.