Guwahati: The court of the District and Sessions Judge on Friday examined the documents filed by two accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma, in the ongoing death case involving singer Zubeen Garg.
After the hearing, Zubin’s wife Garima spoke to the media and told them that Siddharth Sharma had filed a discharge petition during the previous hearing, in which arguments were to be held on February 16.
He said further proceedings in the case would take place on the same day, which would be a significant development in the case.
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Garima said, “Siddharth Sharma had filed a discharge petition on the last hearing. The arguments will be held on the 16th… everything will be done on the 16th.”
Advocate Apurba Sarma told ANI, “Today, the matter was fixed for hearing on the petition filed by Shyamkanu Mahant. It has been heard, and an order will be passed on the 16th. Shyamkanu Mahant had filed a petition to freeze his bank accounts again. So, that has been heard, and an order will be passed on the coming 16th. Siddharth Sharma has filed three more petitions, and he “We are demanding all the documents, including digital copies, presented before this court. The prosecution has said that objections have been raised on all of them, and the objections will be heard on February 16, and the court will pass an order on that day… We demand from the Government of Assam that a fast-track court be set up which will conduct daily hearings…”
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Last month, Zubeen Garg’s family had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the formation of a special court, speedy trial in Assam and appropriate diplomatic-legal intervention in Singapore after his death on September 19, 2025.
In the letter, the family described Garg as “not only a member of our family, but a cultural voice of Assam and the north-east of India”, and said his sudden demise has left a grieving family and millions of followers demanding clarity on the circumstances of his death.
Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima Garg shared the letter on her official handle, which reads, “Respected Sir, We, the family of late Zubeen Garg, humbly place this memorandum before you with confidence in the constitutional authority of your office and the commitment of the Government of India to justice, dignity and the rule of law. Zubeen Garg was not only a member of our family, but he was also a cultural voice of Assam and the North-East of India.”
According to a report by Lydia Lam at Channel NewsAsia (CNA), the coroner’s court was told that Garg, who died in Singapore in September last year, was “severely intoxicated” and drowned in the waters off Lazarus Island after wearing a life jacket.
According to news reports, the chief investigating officer told the court at the beginning of the questioning that the 52-year-old iconic singer was at a yacht party on September 19, 2025 and he initially wore a life jacket, but later removed it and refused to wear the second life jacket given to him later.
The report states that at the time of the incident, he was “highly intoxicated”, and several witnesses saw him attempting to swim back to the boat, before he became disoriented and began floating face down in the water.