Zubeen Garg death: Two of singer’s personal security officers arrested
The Assam Police on Friday arrested two of singer Zubeen Garg’s personal security officers in connection with his death by drowning during a yacht trip in Singapore last month, PTI reported.
This took the total arrests in the investigation being conducted into the singer’s death to seven.
Unidentified officials told PTI that the two officers – Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya – had been deputed by the state government as part of Garg’s security detail in 2013. The two men had been suspended by the police on Tuesday after several rounds of questioning, the officials added.
Garg, a renowned Assamese singer, died on September 19 during a yacht trip, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival in Singapore.
The event had been organised by the Indian government and the Indian High Commission in Singapore, with support from the Assam Association and the North East India Association in the country.
A death certificate issued by the Singaporean authorities on September 20 stated the cause of Garg’s death as drowning.
On October 1, the Singapore Police Force told The Straits Times that it had sent the Indian High Commission a copy of Zubeen Garg’s autopsy report and preliminary findings on his death.
The force, which comes under the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs, had earlier ruled out foul play.
The Assam Police had...
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