ZubeenGarg’s death case: The singer’s cousin, an Assam police officer, was arrested

In the singer’s death case, his cousin, an Assam police officer, was arrested, among four others.

Assam singer ZubeenGarg, known for his popular Bollywood song ‘Ya Ali’, tragically died in September in Singapore while swimming in the sea without a life jacket. In his death case, a few people have been arrested, and latest reports suggest that now his cousin, an Assam police officer, SandipanGarg, has also been arrested.

ZubeenGarg’s cousin was arrested in the case of his death.

The SIT/CID thus far in the singer’s death case has arrested five people, including ShyamkanuMahanta, Siddharth Sharma, ShekharJyotiGoswami, AmritpravaMahanta and his cousin and Assam police officer SandipanGarg. Sandipan is an Assam Police Service (APS) officer currently posted as deputy superintendent (law and order) for Kamrup district. The CJM (Kamrup-Metropolitan) district has sent SandipanGarg to 14 days of police custody. He had even visited Singapore along with Garg and was present at the scene when the 52-year-old singer, composer, poet, actor, and filmmaker died while swimming in the sea on September 19.

Fifth arrest in ZubeenGarg’s death case.

SandipanGarg’s arrest comes as the fifth arrest in the case. Earlier, CID questioned Sandipan for four days before deciding to arrest him. He is the son of Zubeen’s paternal uncle, and following his arrest, he is being produced in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup (Metropolitan) District and is expected to be remanded to police custody. Special DGP (CID) Assam Police, MP Gupta, who is heading the 10-member SIT, said, “Today we arrested Sandipan following his interrogation. Since an investigation is underway, I can’t reveal more than that. He will be produced in court, and we will seek police custody.”