A sea of fans has gathered outside the residence of the late Zubeen Garg, paying their respects to the musical legend after his tragic death today, September 19. Ever since the unfortunate news hit headlines, admirers of all ages have flocked to his Assam home, holding candles, flowers, and handwritten notes.
Social media has been flooded with photos and videos of the gatherings, showing the magnitude of his impact on people across India and beyond.
Take a look below:
#ZubeenGargNoMore: Crowd gathering outside Zubeen Garg’s Kahilipara house #Assam #Breaking #BreakingNews #northeastlive #northeast #ZubeenGarg #ZubeenGargNoMore #RIPZubeenGarg pic.twitter.com/Njs4xTCyzR
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) September 19, 2025
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For Bollywood And Assamese Hits, Dies In Singapore Scuba Diving Accident
Zubeen Garg, the beloved Assamese singer, passed away in a tragic scuba diving accident in Singapore. Reports suggest that the singer fell into the sea while diving and was promptly rescued and rushed to a hospital. Despite the best efforts of medical staff, he succumbed to his injuries. Just a day before his untimely death, he had reached out to fans with a heartfelt invitation to the 4th North East India Festival.
In the post, he said, “Friends in Singapore, I will like to invite you to 4th North East India Festival in Suntec, Singapore during 20th and 21st September. Come and explore the exotic part of India, we are carrying quality agri, craft products, tea experience, dance forms, fashion shows and evening musical show presenting Rock bands, rappers from India’s North East. I will be there throughout the Festival as Cultural Brand Ambassador and will perform on 20th evening with my popular Hindi, Bengali and Assamese Songs. I would like to invite you all, it will be Saturday and Sunday and entry is free. All come and support us. Cheers!”
Also Read: Zubeen Garg’s Last Instagram Post A Day Before His Death Will Leave You Emotional
Take a look at his last video on Instagram here:
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Singapore authorities have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
While Garg primarily worked in Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi films and music, he had performed in over 40 languages and dialects, including Bishnupriya Manipuri, Adi, Boro, English, Goalpariya, Kannada, Karbi, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Mising, Nepali, Odia, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Tiwa.
Zubeen was also a multi-instrumentalist, capable of playing 12 instruments such as the anandalahari, dhol, dotara, drums, guitar, harmonica, harmonium, mandolin, keyboard, tabla, and various percussion instruments. He was Assam’s highest-paid singer.
He is survived by his wife, Garima Saikia, a fashion designer from Golaghat, Assam, whom he married on 4 February 2002.