Zubeen Garg Death Probe: Singer’s Cousin and Assam Police Service Officer Sandipan Garg Arrested

Upgraded 8 October 2025 at 12:45 IST

Assam Police have actually up until now detained 5 individuals consisting of occasion organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg’s Manager Siddharth Sharma, bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta.

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Zubeen Garg Death Probe: Cousin and Assam Police Service Officer Sandipan Garg Arrested|Image: Republic

New Delhi: The Assam Police have actually jailed Sandipan Garg, Assam Police Service(APS)officer and cousin vocalist Zubeen Garg, in connection with the abrupt death in Singapore. Sandipan Garg accompanied Zubeen Garg to Singapore and existed with him on the day of his unforeseen death.

According to reports, Sandipan Garg has actually been sent out to a 14-day authorities remand.

Sandipan Garg had actually accompanied Zubeen Garg on what was his very first journey abroad and was with him when the awful event happened. He existed at the luxury yacht celebration and brought a few of the vocalist’s belongings back to India following the death.

Zubeen Garg passed away on September 1 while he remained in Singapore for the North East India Festival. The 52-year-old was discovered drifting face down after going for a swim throughout a private yacht celebration.

The vocalist was because of carry out at the three-day North East India Festival, arranged to start on September 20; nevertheless, the occasion was cancelled after his death.

Authorities have actually up until now apprehended 5 individuals, consisting of occasion organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg’s Manager Siddharth Sharma, bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta.

The late vocalist’s spouse, Garima Saikia Garg, and his sibling, Palme Borthakur, on Tuesday spoke up to reveal their extensive sorrow concerning the occasions surrounding his death in Singapore last month and required justice.

In a post on her Facebook page, Garima composed, “…we will be together again, very soon, Goldie (the name by which Garg was called by the family). But now, very soon, I/we all want to know the reason why you went away physically from us…Why? This is a big question. This question is burning my empty heart day and night. I want an answer…”

On October 4, Garima Saikia Garg returned the 2nd post-mortem report(performed at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital )to the federal government. She specified that it was not her “personal document” which the detectives were best geared up to choose whether to launch it openly.

The continuous examination into Garg’s death is being performed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed by the CID and is led by Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta.

The SIT has actually released summonses to numerous individuals linked to the vocalist, consisting of 8 members of the Assam Association in Singapore who were with him on the luxury yacht throughout his last minutes. Rupkamal Kalita appeared before the SIT on Tuesday and was questioned at the CID workplace for nearly 6 hours. He left without making any remarks to the media. The other association members are yet to react to their summonses.