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Zubeen Garg died on 19 September 2025 in Singapore.
A Singapore court has given its verdict on the death of Assam’s famous singer Zubeen Garg. On Wednesday, the State Coroner Court there justified the police investigation report and said that the singer’s death was a tragic accident. No conspiracy of any kind has been found in this.
Zubeen died due to drowning near an island in September last year, after which his wife and family raised questions on the investigation. According to the report presented in the court, 52-year-old Zubeen Garg was heavily intoxicated at the time of the incident. His toxicology report found his blood alcohol content to be 333 milligrams, more than four times Singapore’s legal limit (80 milligrams).
Zubeen was partying with his friends on a yacht near Lazarus Island when the accident happened.
Zubeen drowned due to intoxication
The coroner said that due to so much intoxication he was not able to take the right decision. He initially wore a life jacket, but took it off after his first swim. The second time he entered the water, he flatly refused to wear a life jacket, despite being interrupted by the captain and other companions.
Court rejected wife’s allegations
Zubeen’s wife had expressed suspicion that the singer might have been pushed into the water. On this, Coroner Nakhoda made it clear that the police had investigated very closely. No evidence was found to suggest that anyone forced or pushed him.
Even the people who tried to save him had given up their entire lives. The court said that Zubeen had entered the water to swim of his own free will and no one had deliberately pressed his face under water while he was drowning.
Died in September last year
This incident is of 19 September 2025. Zubeen Garg had gone to Singapore to attend the celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore. He was to perform in the ‘North East India Festival’ there. He was one of the most loved singers of Assam and the entire North-East India.
That big event was canceled as soon as the news of Singer’s death was received. Zubeen was partying with his friends on a yacht near Lazarus Island when the accident happened.
Case in fast-track court in India
On the other hand, Gauhati High Court has created a special fast-track sessions court for daily hearing of the case of death of Assam singer Zubeen Garg. District Judge Sharmila Bhuiyan of Baksa district will preside over this fast-track court.
The Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court has made this appointment. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of CID of Assam Police investigated the case and filed a charge sheet in the local court, in which seven people have been made accused.
Born in Tinsukia, Assam, actor and director
Zubeen was born on 18 November 1972 in Tinsukia district of Assam. He was a singer, composer, lyricist, actor and director in the Assamese and Hindi film industries. He sang songs in Assamese, Hindi, Bengali and English.
Apart from this, Singer Bishnupriya has sung more than 38 thousand songs in 40 languages and dialects including Manipuri, Adi, Boro, English, Goalpariya, Kannada, Karbi, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Missing, Nepali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Tiwa. Zubeen was the highest paid singer of Assam.
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