Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma declared on Monday that superstar Zubeen Garg’s death on September 19 was a “murder” – even as the nature of the death is under investigation in both Singapore and Assam – and that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing it will submit its chargesheet by mid-December.

Garg passed away at the age of 52 in Singapore on September 19. He was there as a cultural brand ambassador for the North East India Festival, which was scheduled to take place on September 20 and 21. Before the festival began, on September 19, he went on a yacht outing, reportedly with members of the Assam Association Singapore, and lost consciousness while he was swimming. He was declared dead when he was taken to Singapore General Hospital.

Sarma emphasised that it was a “mur

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