{"id":24272,"date":"2025-12-30T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24272"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:14:39","slug":"death-of-indian-singer-zubeen-garg-coroners-inquiry-in-singapore-court-set-for-jan-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24272","title":{"rendered":"Death of Indian singer\u00a0Zubeen Garg: Coroner\u2019s inquiry in Singapore court set for Jan 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A coroner\u2019s inquiry into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/death-of-indian-singer-zubeen-garg-under-probe-do-not-to-speculate-spread-false-news-police?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">death of Indian singer\u00a0Zubeen Garg, 52,<\/p>\n<p><\/a> will take place in a Singapore court on Jan 14, 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The inquiry is a fact-finding process led by the coroner to establish the cause and circumstances of Garg\u2019s death. Its findings will be made public upon conclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Garg, a popular singer from the north-eastern state of Assam in India, died while swimming in the sea off the Singapore coast on Sept 19. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He was here for a cultural festival organised by the Assamese community in Singapore and was scheduled to perform the next day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In an earlier statement, the police said officers received a call for assistance at St John\u2019s Island, off the southern coast of the mainland, at about 3.30pm on Sept 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Garg was unconscious when he was rushed to hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Following his death, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/south-asia\/zubeen-garg-death-spore-festival-organiser-among-4-charged-with-murder-by-indian-investigators?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">a special investigation team in India<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/south-asia\/zubeen-garg-death-spore-festival-organiser-among-4-charged-with-murder-by-indian-investigators?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/south-asia\/zubeen-garg-death-spore-festival-organiser-among-4-charged-with-murder-by-indian-investigators?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">charged multiple <\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/south-asia\/zubeen-garg-death-spore-festival-organiser-among-4-charged-with-murder-by-indian-investigators?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">people<\/p>\n<p><\/a>, including the organiser of the festival in Singapore, Shyamkanu Mahanta, with murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Three other associates of the singer \u2013 Siddhartha Sharma, Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta \u2013 were also charged with the offence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Earlier media reports stated that Garg was named after renowned orchestral conductor Zubin Mehta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Over a career spanning more than three decades, Garg recorded more than 38,000 songs in nearly 40 languages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He captured Assam\u2019s imagination with his debut album Anamika in 1992, a landmark in the state\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Over the years, his artistry was recognised with various accolades, including the Global Indian Music Award, the Filmfare Award (East), multiple Prag Cine Awards and the Assam State Film Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore courts\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore courts<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Coroner's inquest\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Coroner&#8217;s inquest<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button 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