Overview
- Assistant Superintendent David Lim testified that Garg’s blood alcohol level was 333 mg per 100 ml and that he removed a life jacket, then refused a smaller one before swimming toward Lazarus Island.
- Mobile-phone videos played in court showed him taking off the life jacket and later struggling to get back on the yacht; police said witnesses reported no coercion or suicidal intent.
- A pathologist said drowning was the cause of death, injuries were consistent with resuscitation, and only prescribed hypertension and epilepsy medications were detected, with no other drugs.
- Emergency timelines were presented in court, including a 3:36 pm distress call and a Police Coast Guard arrival in under 10 minutes, while family members questioned possible delays and asked for a full chronology.
- With 35 witnesses listed and further hearings set for early February, Singapore authorities maintain no foul play, as Assam’s SIT presses a separate murder case and Garg’s wife urges Indian authorities to monitor the proceedings.