The Assam Police on Saturday handed over the second post-mortem report of late singer Zubeen Garg to his wife, Garima Saikia Garg, as investigations into his death continue.
According to sources, an officer from the CID’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) delivered the report at Garima’s residence in Kahilipara, Guwahati. The first post-mortem report, conducted in Singapore where Garg died while swimming, had been handed over to her on Thursday.
A nine-member SIT under the CID is probing the case, while the state government has also set up a one-man judicial commission for an independent inquiry.
Garg had travelled to Singapore to attend the 4th edition of the NorthEast India Festival, organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta and his team. Following his death, the festival organiser, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, and band members Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprabha Mahanta were arrested and remanded in police custody for 14 days.
The second autopsy was conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on September 23 before Garg’s cremation. His viscera samples were later sent to the Central Forensic Laboratory (CFL) in Delhi for further analysis.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said that the Singapore post-mortem report was given to Garima, adding that the decision to make the findings public rests with her.
