Members of the family of Zubeen Garg on Wednesday urged Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya to make sure efficient prosecution, oppose bail functions of the accused and expedite the trial within the singer’s demise case.
Garg’s spouse, Garima Saikia Garg, and sister, Palme Borthakur, met the governor at Lok Bhavan and submitted a memorandum searching for his intervention.
The celebrated singer died beneath mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19, 2025, whereas swimming within the sea. He had travelled to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the fourth version of the North East India Pageant (NEIF).
Zubeen’s household reaches out to Assam governor
Within the memorandum, the household stated that whereas the state authorities had constituted a Particular Investigation Crew (SIT) and the investigating company had filed its cost sheet, the case had entered an important stage of judicial proceedings requiring sustained dedication and immediate authorized motion.
The latest grant of bail by the Gauhati Excessive Courtroom to 2 accused had triggered “appreciable anguish and apprehension” inside the household, it stated.
The household, accompanied by distinguished personalities from the Assamese movie trade, stated it revered judicial independence however urged the state authorities to problem bail orders earlier than a better discussion board wherever ample authorized grounds existed.
“The Authorities of Assam has said its intention to problem the latest bail orders earlier than the Supreme Courtroom. We earnestly anticipate that this determination will probably be translated into immediate and efficient authorized motion,” the memorandum stated.
Zubeen’s household opposes bail pleas
NEIF chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s supervisor Siddharth Sharma, band members Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta, his cousin and suspended Assam Police DSP Sandipon Garg, and his private safety officers Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya had been arrested in reference to the case.
Expressing explicit concern over the bail functions of Mahanta and Sharma, towards whom severe allegations had been levelled, the household urged the federal government to take each legally permissible step to oppose their pleas and problem bail orders already granted with out avoidable delay.
The memorandum additionally known as for a unified prosecution coordination mechanism beneath the Assam Advocate Common to observe proceedings earlier than the designated fast-track court docket, the Gauhati Excessive Courtroom and the Supreme Courtroom. It sought well timed submitting of appeals and higher coordination between the investigating company and the prosecution.
The household additional sought measures to strengthen the prosecution, together with the correct presentation of documentary, forensic and digital proof, safety of witnesses and prevention of interference with proof.
It urged the federal government to increase all crucial help to make sure a good, thorough and expeditious trial earlier than the designated fast-track court docket.
The memorandum additionally flagged studies of alleged monetary irregularities and suspected prison actions involving a few of the accused. These included the reported restoration of official seals and stamps of presidency departments, a number of PAN playing cards, and allegations of misappropriation of Garg’s earnings and diversion of funds.
The household requested that every one such allegations be completely investigated and prosecuted. “Justice for Zubeen ought to transcend political variations and stay a shared dedication to reality, equity and the rule of legislation,” the memorandum stated, including that the attraction was not directed towards any particular person or establishment and didn’t search to intrude with the impartial functioning of the judiciary.
The household additionally urged that the collective demand for justice stay peaceable and dignified, with none exercise that might undermine the judicial course of.
Circumstances towards the accused in Zubeen’s demise
Mahanta faces prices beneath eight sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), whereas seven prices have been listed towards Sharma. Goswami and Amritprava face six prices every, Bora and Baishya face two every, and Sandipon Garg faces one cost.
The accused had been booked beneath varied provisions of the BNS regarding homicide, culpable murder not amounting to homicide, prison conspiracy and inflicting demise by negligence.
Sandipon Garg and Amritprava Mahanta have already secured bail and had been launched from jail earlier this month.
The Assam Police’s Felony Investigation Division (CID) constituted an SIT to research the singer’s demise after greater than 60 FIRs had been lodged throughout the state.
The Singapore Police Power, which performed a separate investigation, concluded that there was no proof of foul play.
A Coroner’s Courtroom in Singapore additionally dominated out foul play, stating that the singer-songwriter was severely intoxicated and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket. Authorities in Assam, nevertheless, maintained that the findings of the Singapore investigation wouldn’t have an effect on the case within the state.