The untimely and unexplained death of popular singer Zubeen Garg, who went to perform at a gig on the island last month, is being investigated by two senior Assam Police officers who landed in Singapore on Monday. Titabor Co-District SP Tarun Goel and CID Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta have already arrived in Singapore via direct aircraft from Guwahati, a top official said.
The Assam Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of nine members, of which both officers are members. The high-level visit is an important step in the current probe, which is being conducted in the face of growing public pressure after more than 60 FIRs were filed in Assam in connection with Garg’s death.
According to sources, the SIT members will visit the site where Garg is thought to have died, although officials have not disclosed the details of their investigation. “One of the most crucial parts of the entire investigation process is connecting the sequence of events with the location of occurrence. Additionally, to discuss the matter, the Assam Police team would meet with their Singaporean counterparts,” the source informed PTI.
On September 19, while visiting Singapore to attend the 4th North East India Festival, the singer reportedly drowned while swimming in the sea. According to Garima, Garg’s wife, the state’s citizens and his family are eager to learn what transpired in his last moments and have faith that the justice system will reveal the truth.
Seven people have been arrested thus far as part of the investigation into his death by the state police’s CID’s 10-member Special Investigation Team (SIT). Mahanta, the organiser of NEIF, Garg’s manager Sharma, Sandipan, his cousin and police officer, Amritprava Mahanta and Sekharjyoti Goswami from the band, and Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya, his personal security guards.