Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated Monday that cultural icon Zubeen Garg was murdered in Singapore, announcing that a chargesheet in the case would be filed by December 8 as investigations continue.

The celebrated singer died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore September 19 while swimming in the sea. He had gone to the Southeast Asian nation to attend the 4th edition of the North East India Festival (NEIF).

“I am not terming it an accident. I have set a target to submit the chargesheet by December 8. We are ready now,” Sarma told reporters here.

He, however, did not share further details of the case or the kind of evidence that establishes the death as murder.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam Police i

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