A grief-stricken fan jumped into the Brahmaputra after singer Zubeen Garg’s death, while the SIT probing the case arrested musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami.
On Wednesday, at Guwahati’s Saraighat Bridge, a young fan, overcome with grief, tore his clothes and cried out: “When Zubeen Da is not here, what will we do? Joi Zubeen Da!” In a moment of despair, he jumped into the Brahmaputra flowing below.
Witnesses stood in stunned silence as the dramatic scene unfolded. Police teams from Pandu, with the help of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), launched an extensive rescue operation that stretched up to the hills of Sualkuchi. The Assam Police confirmed that they were able to rescue him, and he was now under medical care.
On Thursday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Garg’s death arrested musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami. Officials confirmed that Goswami, who was present during the controversial yacht trip linked to the incident, has been taken into custody for questioning. The nature of allegations against him has not yet been disclosed, and no formal charges have been announced.
Sources confirmed that the investigation is progressing with multiple leads as investigators attempt to reconstruct the chain of events that led to Garg’s sudden demise.
The Assam government has constituted a 10-member SIT headed by Special DGP MP Gupta to investigate the circumstances of Garg’s death.
Born in Meghalaya, Garg rose to fame in Assam’s music scene in the early 1990s and became a household name nationwide after his hit song “Ya Ali” in the Emraan Hashmi-starrer Gangster (2006).
In addition to Hindi, he recorded songs in his native languages, Assamese, Bangla, Nepali, and several other regional languages, building a loyal fanbase with diverse audiences.
Often hailed as the “voice of Assam,” Garg died at 52 in Singapore following a scuba diving accident. Despite being rescued from the sea and rushed to intensive care, doctors could not save him.
