Overview
- Speaking at the Panchayat Aaj Tak Assam event, Garima Saikia Garg recalled that in recent years Zubeen would point to his watch and say time was the only thing he feared.
- She suggested his focus on time may have stemmed from a series of personal losses, including the untimely deaths of his mother, his sister and his best friend.
- Zubeen Garg died on September 19, 2025, in Singapore during the North East India Festival, with initial local findings ruling out foul play even as Assam’s chief minister called it murder.
- Assam Police formed an SIT, registered a case under conspiracy, culpable homicide and negligence, later added murder, arrested seven in October and filed a chargesheet naming the NEIF organiser, the singer’s manager, two band members, a cousin who is an Assam Police officer and two PSOs.
- Garima called for speedy justice, a special court and a strong public prosecution team, and the Assam cabinet has asked the High Court to allow a day-to-day trial.