Zubeen Garg death: Viscera report likely by October 10, says Assam CM Himanta Sarma

On Saturday, Zubeen’s wife, Garima Saikia Garg, returned the post-mortem report handed over to her, saying it should be with the “investigation officer or the court”.

Providing an update on the investigation into the alleged poisoning of late singer Zubeen Garg, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday
said that the viscera examination report is expected by October 10.

The state government has constituted a one-man inquiry commission headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of Gauhati High Court to probe the death of singer in Singapore on September 19.

Sarma highlighted that police are recording all witness statements in the case diary, regardless of their nature. Sarma also clarified that recent media reports on poisoning stem from an accused's claim rather than official police findings.

In a statement, Sarma said, “The police's duty is to record everything in the case diary as stated by witnesses. Some will say positive things, and others will say negative things, and the police will continue to document it all. However, these are not police statements; they are only witness statements.”

The chief minister also urged the Assamese community to press for the swift return of key suspects, currently in Singapore, to avoid further delays in the probe. Stating that if the people did not return, the investigation would not be complete, he said, "Today, we are more concerned about whether the Assamese people currently in Singapore will return to cooperate with the investigation.” These are the people involved in Zubeen Garg's yacht travel.

He also named some people who are already in custody, including Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma, Shekhar, and Amritprava, saying that they will uncover the truth. “If they do not, we will face another cycle of complications," he said further.

Zubeen’s band member Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that the singer was poisoned by his manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta. On Saturday, Zubeen’s wife, Garima Saikia Garg, returned the post-mortem report handed over to her, saying it should be with the “investigation officer or the court”.

Both Sharma and Shyamkanu Mahanta have been arrested by police as part of their probe into the death of the famous singer. Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta have also been arrested in the case.