Guwahati, Dec 6: In a significant development in the probe into the death of music icon Zubeen Garg, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) will file a comprehensive 3,500-page chargesheet on December 12, Special DGP (CID) and SIT chief Munna Prasad Gupta announced here on Saturday.
Gupta said the investigation has reached an “extremely advanced stage,” with all crucial documents—including forensic and medico-legal reports from Singapore—now in the hands of investigators.
“All required evidence from Singapore has arrived. The chargesheet contains detailed material against the accused. Vital witnesses in Singapore voluntarily cooperated with our team,” he said, adding that the probe was conducted strictly in accordance with legal procedures.
Zubeen Garg died on September 19 while swimming in the sea in Singapore, where he had travelled to participate in the fourth edition of the North East India Festival (NEIF). His sudden death triggered a multi-agency investigation spanning both India and Singapore.
Several individuals linked to the trip—including NEIF chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, the singer’s manager Siddarth Sharma, and band members Shekar Jyoti Goswami and Amrit Prabha Mahanta—were arrested earlier. Later, Zubeen’s cousin, Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg, was also taken into custody. Investigators additionally detained his personal security officers Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya after uncovering suspicious financial transactions.
The SIT has so far arrested seven people and examined more than 300 witnesses, Gupta confirmed.
The chargesheet invokes Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 61, 103, 105, and 106, relating to criminal conspiracy, murder, and destruction of evidence, among others.
It includes statements of nearly 300 witnesses, Forensic and electronic evidence, Medico-legal documents and records of ₹1.1 crore in suspicious financial transactions
CID officials say the chargesheet is built on oral testimony, digital data, and documentary evidence collected across both countries.
The case took a dramatic turn last week when Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, speaking in the Assembly, declared that Zubeen Garg’s death was “plain and simple murder.”
He said the government had categorised it as murder from the third day of the probe, emphasising the need to add BNS Section 103 (formerly IPC 302) to prevent the accused from securing bail.
On Friday, Sarma reiterated that the investigation was complete and stressed the urgency of the chargesheet being submitted on time.
“We must receive the documents before December 18. Otherwise, the accused currently in jail will be eligible for bail,” he said.
The chargesheet is expected to bring clarity to a case that has gripped the state and intensified calls for justice for one of its most beloved cultural icons.
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