Zubeen Garg death probe: Only one person responds to SIT summons, seven others remain silent

Seven individuals who were present with singer Zubeen Garg during his final moments in Singapore have yet to respond to CID summons, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Only Rupkamal Kalita has cooperated, with investigations continuing under MLAT provisions

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that barring one, seven others present with singer Zubeen Garg during his last moments in Singapore were yet to respond to the CID summons.

Sarma said that Rupkamal Kalita, who was present on the yacht when Garg died while swimming in the sea on September 19, has responded to the summons of the SIT probing into his death.

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Kalita will come to Guwahati on Tuesday, the CM said. However, the seven others have not said anything about coming to Assam to help in the investigation, Sarma said at a media briefing.

‘We will maintain pressure on them… the sooner they come, we can finish the investigation. We will motivate them to cooperate with us,’ he said. ‘We believe that if one comes, the others will also follow,’ Sarma said.

He also said that the Assam Police was not required to go to Singapore for the investigation, as under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), ‘whatever evidence the Singapore Police gathers will be shared with us’. “Our request has already been sent to Singapore, but no foreign country will allow the police of another country to investigate on their soil,’ the Chief Minister added.