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Zubeen Garg’s Mortal Remains Reach Guwahati as Assam Declares Three Days of State Mourning

Authorities are reviewing video and witness accounts of the Singapore diving mishap that killed the 52-year-old singer.

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All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) leaders pay tribute to Assamese Singer Zubeen Garg (52), who passed away in a scuba diving accident in Singapore,
Diyas lit around a portrait of singer Zubeen Garg, in Guwahati, Assam, Garg, best known for his 'Ya Ali' song, died in Singapore on Friday, while swimming in the sea without a life jacket.
Singer Zubeen Garg has died after an accident.

Overview

  • After a completed post-mortem in Singapore, officials handed over the body to an Indian team and the remains were flown via Delhi to Guwahati.
  • The Assam government is keeping the body at Sarusajai Stadium for public homage from 9 am to 7 pm, with large crowds already turning out across the city.
  • Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced state mourning from September 20 to 22 and scheduled a cabinet meeting on Sunday evening to decide the cremation venue.
  • Festival organisers confirmed the medical timeline, stating Singapore police pulled Garg from the water, administered CPR, and he was declared dead at Singapore General Hospital around 2:30 pm IST.
  • A video circulating shows him entering the water wearing a life jacket, and the chief minister said he later swam without one as Singapore authorities are expected to question his companions.