"Zubeen Da was like Kanchenjunga...": Rahul Gandhi meets family of late singer

Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 17 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met with the family of Zubeen Garg and paid tributes to the late singer, who died in Singapore, allegedly while swimming.
Rahul Gandhi, who is Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said that Zubeen Garg was like Kanchenjunga - honest, unshakable, and beautiful.
He said that people of Assam deserve truth and justice and the government must ensure a swift and transparent investigation.

"Zubeen Da was like Kanchenjunga - honest, unshakable, and beautiful. India and Assam have lost not just an artist, but a towering soul who touched countless hearts. Zubeen Da's family, and the people of Assam, deserve nothing less than truth and justice," Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.

"The government must ensure a swift and transparent investigation. I stand with his family in their grief, and offer my full support in every way possible," he added.

Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Friday that based on preliminary investigations, it does not suspect foul play and probe regarding death of the famous singer is underway.
It urged the public to refrain from spreading unverified information about the singer's death.
Earlier in the day, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police brought the alleged accused Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court (CJM) in connection with the singer Zubeen Garg's demise case.
Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, allegedly while swimming, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast India Festival.
In connection with the ongoing investigation, the SIT/CID team have brought two alleged accused from the CID office in Guwahati.
On Wednesday, the CJI court in Guwahati sent five accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma, Sandipan Garg, Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya, to Judicial custody in connection with the Zubeen Garg death case. (ANI)