Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reiterated that singer Zubeen Garg was “murdered” and said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing his death would submit its report to the court by December 8.
“Today I am not saying that the death of Zubeen Garg is an accident, it is murder. We will have to file the charge sheet in the Zubeen Garg murder case by December 17. I have set a target to file the charge sheet by December 8. We are ready,” he said.
Earlier on Sunday, the CM also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure that the Home Ministry gives immediate permission to file a FIR as the incident took place in a foreign country.
The approval will be given in the next three to four days, he said.
“If there is any incident in a foreign country, the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs is required before filing a charge sheet. I met Union Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday so that we can get the approval soon. I think in the next 3-4 days the SIT will write to the MHA, we will get the approval and file the charge sheet on December 7, 8 or 9,” Sarma told reporters.
Singapore sends post-mortem
On November 1, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Singaporean authorities have officially sent the final post-mortem and toxicology report of late singer Zubeen Garg to the Assam government.
“The final post-mortem report and toxicology report have been formally sent by the Singapore authority to the Assam government today,” he said.
He promised justice to Zubeen Garg, who died under suspicious circumstances earlier this year, with the incident shocking the entire country.
“Our officer told me that the Singapore government through MLAT has formally sent the final postmortem report, complete sea related information and toxicology report. People are looking for justice for Zubeen Garg and we will give it and it is 100% sure. We will present all the facts about Zubeen Garg’s death case before the court and the people of the state. I am saying this as much as you can imagine. with big facts and the people of Assam will be able to know many unknowns of facts,” said Sarma.
Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19 after an alleged drowning incident. The singer was in Singapore for the Northeast India Festival.
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