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Big Claim : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Says Popular Singer Zubeen Garg Was Murdered ; SIT Chargesheet By December 8
The celebrated singer died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th edition of the North East India Festival (NEIF).
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that cultural icon Zubeen Garg was murdered in Singapore, even as the probe into the case was underway.
Sarma further stated that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Zubeen Garg death case would likely be submitting the chargesheet before the court by December 8.
“If any incident happens in a foreign country, it is needed an approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs before submitting the chargesheet. Yesterday, I met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, so that we can get the approval soon. I think that, in next 3-4 days the SIT will write to the MHA, we will get approval and we will submit the chargesheet on December 7 or 8 or 9,” the Assam Chief Minister told media reported ANI .
The celebrated singer died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in the sea in Singapore on September 19. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th edition of the North East India Festival (NEIF).
“I am not terming it an accident. The charge-sheet in Zubeen Garg’s murder case needs to be submitted by December 17. I have set a target to submit it by December 8. We are ready now,” Sarma told reporters in Tezpur reported PTI .
He, however, did not share further details about the case or the kind of evidence that establishes the death as murder.