Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma orders judicial probe into Zubeen Garg’s death

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said a judicial commission will be formed to probe the death of the state's cultural icon Zubeen Garg.

The commission will be headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, he said in a Facebook live.

"We will form the commission tomorrow. Now, we request all the people who have any information or videos related to Zubeen Garg's death to come forward and depose in front of the commission," he added.


Sarma stated in X,"Assam Government will constitute a Judicial Commission under Hon’ble Justice Soumitra Saikia to examine the circumstances surrounding the demise BelovedZubeen."

Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19.