Assam CID To File Chargesheet In Zubeen Garg Death Case After Receiving Evidence From Singapore | India News

Last Updated:December 06, 2025, 18:25 IST

Assam CID nears completion of Zubeen Garg’s probe, with chargesheet set to name Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma, Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, Amrit Prabha Mahanta, and Sandipan Garg.

Assam’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has nearly completed its probe into the death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg, with investigators set to file a chargesheet in the coming days.

Addressing media, Special Director General of Police of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Munna Prasad Gupta, said, “The investigation is almost complete. The details will be given in the charge sheet.”

SIT Team Head and Special DGP-CID Munna Prasad Gupta said, “We will file the charge sheet before the court on 12 December… At this point, I can only say that the investigation is at the final stage and we will file the charge sheet on 12 December and once the charge sheet is laid before the court, the details will be there in the charge sheet… We have examined 300 witnesses so far.”

He emphasised that the investigation has been conducted strictly in accordance with legal procedures.

Case Background

Garg died under mysterious circumstances on September 19 while swimming in the sea in Singapore, where he had travelled to attend the 4th edition of the North East India Festival (NEIF).

The probe has led to multiple arrests, including:

• NEIF chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta
• Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma
• Band members Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amrit Prabha Mahanta

Later, Garg’s cousin Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was also arrested in connection with the case.Two of Garg’s PSOs, Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya, were detained after investigators uncovered financial transactions exceeding ₹1.1 crore from their accounts.

Last week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the state assembly that the singer’s death was a case of “plain and simple murder.”

The chargesheet is expected to formally outline the alleged roles of the accused in the high-profile case.

Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google.

Read More