Zubeen Garg's Wife Garima Saikia Files Complaint With Assam CID, Family Demands 'Thorough Probe'

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Garg’s untimely demise raised many questions. The Assamese singer was in Singapore for a cultural event when he allegedly died while swimming during a yacht party on September 19. According to the post-mortem conducted in Singapore, he died of drowning. The Assam government requested a second post-mortem and established a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to conduct further investigation. According to the latest development, Zubeen's wife, Garima Saikia, his sister, Palme Borthakur and his uncle, Manoj Kumar Borthakur, filed a complaint with Assam CID.

Assam CID to investigate Zubeen Garg's death

In a statement to PTI, Zubeen’s uncle, Manoj, said, "We want a thorough probe into the circumstances of his death.” A senior police officer further informed, "We have received a complaint from Garg's family and are examining it."ALSO READ: PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute To Zubeen Garg In Mann Ki Baat, Calls Him 'Kohinoor'As per PTI’s report, the Special Investigating Team (SIT) of CID visited Zubeen’s residence at the Kahilipara area of Guwahati on Sunday. The officer said, “We needed to ask certain things, and our officers met the family. Their statements are being recorded.”

FIRs against managers

After the Assam government demanded a probe into Zubeen’s death, FIRs were filed against his manager, Siddharth and the organiser of the North East India Festival in Singapore, Shyamkanu Mahanta. On September 25, the SIT and CID teams conducted raids at their houses. Several items, including a pendrive, a hard disk, a computer CPU and documents were seized. Zubeen’s colleague-musician Sekhar Jyoti Goswami’s home was also inspected. Siddharth and Shyamkanu are directed to appear before the CID office in Guwahati by October 6. If they fail to comply, strict action will be taken against them, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed. Zubeen died on September 19 and was cremated in Kamarkuchi village on September 23 with full state honours.