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Zubeen Garg last rites updates: Singer's younger sister Pami Borthakur to perform his last rites

Posted on: Sep 23, 2025 08:00 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Zubeen Garg last rites updates: Singer's younger sister Pami Borthakur to perform his last rites
ZUbeen Garg endure rites updates: A endorse post-mortem of asamiya isaac merrit singer Zubeen Garg, who died on sept 19 in Singapore, was conducted on Tuesday morning ahead of his cremation. The post-mortem was conducted at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) by doctors of the hospital along with doctors from AIIMS-Guwahati.Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that even though he personally did not endorse the idea of a second post-mortem, but the state government consented to do so on following demands from certain sections of people from the state. He also said that the post-mortem report “cannot be better than Singapore than Guwahati”.“As a Zubeen fan, personally I didn’t endorse the idea of a second post mortem on his body. But as Chief Minister, people’s sentiment hold more weight than my opinion. Hence we have consented to cut open his body and do a second post mortem,” he said in a post on X.Zubeen Garg died in Singapore at the age of 52 while he had gone there to participate in the Northeast India Festival. He went there on September 17 but died two days later while swimming at sea.On Sunday and Monday, lakhs of people gathered to pay respects and bid farewell to Assam's beloved singer. People stood in queues for hours to catch a glimpse of the singer.Zubeen's four canine pets — Iko, Diya, Rambo and Maya — were brought by the family to bid farewell to him.Zubeen Garg death | Key pointsA post-mortem was conducted by the Singaporean authorities before handing over Garg's body to India. The singer's death certificate listed drowning as the cause of death.A second post-mortem was conducted on Tuesday morning at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Doctors from AIIMS-Guwahati were also present during the post-mortem.Zubeen Garg's last rites will be conducted will full state honours at Kamarkuchi on the outskirts of Guwahati.Some police complaints alleging foul play in Garg's death were filed against the organisers of the North East Festival, Shyam Kanu Mahanta and the singer’s manager Siddharth Sharma. Assam's criminal investigation department (CID) has been given these cases for investigation.All educational institutions across Assam will remain closed on Tuesday in view of Garg's last rites.

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