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GUWAHATI: Cultural icon Zubeen Garg's decease successful Singapore connected Sept 19 has been officially treated arsenic a execution lawsuit from time one, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said connected Monday, mounting Dec 8 arsenic the deadline for the peculiar probe squad to record its chargesheet with clearance from MHA."Today, I americium not calling it an accident," Sarma told reporters. "As the state's location minister, I get to cognize what I request to know. Whatever I say, I bash truthful with conviction."On whether that meant investigators had recovered grounds Zubeen didn't dice successful a swimming accident, Sarma said, "This is not a caller revelation from me... Everyone presently successful judicial custody has been charged with murder." Sarma said helium briefed location curate Amit Shah connected the probe during his sojourn to Delhi Sunday.Himanta assertion successful Zubeen lawsuit follows reports from Singapore Himanta said helium requested speedy clearance from MHA for the chargesheet to beryllium filed. The SIT, headed by CID's peculiar DGP MP Gupta, volition constitute to MHA with details wrong 2-3 days. "Since the incidental occurred connected overseas soil, we request anterior support from the ministry earlier filing the chargesheet." MP and PCC president Gaurav Gogoi demanded to cognize what prompted Sarma to explicitly accidental for the archetypal clip that Zubeen didn't dice successful an accident.
"Now, helium claims it was murder, but helium hasn't told the nationalist however oregon wherefore it happened," Gogoi said, questioning what helium said was "lack of clarity and transparency successful the govt's handling of the case".Sarma had antecedently lone hinted that Zubeen's decease portion swimming disconnected an land successful Singapore whitethorn not person been accidental, starring the absorption to inquire however helium could accidental truthful erstwhile the chargesheet was inactive to beryllium filed.The CM's connection came days aft Singapore Police Force handed implicit the last autopsy and toxicology reports to the SIT.
Sarma described these reports arsenic "authentic" impervious of the origin of Zubeen's death, fixed these tests were conducted instantly aft helium was declared dormant successful a infirmary there.Zubeen's person and chap vocalist Manas Robin expressed daze astatine the CM's statement, saying helium couldn't person imagined anyone from Assam would people the icon."The timing of the CM's connection suggests helium is not lying. Speaking openly to the nationalist and calling it a execution - determination indispensable beryllium immoderate information successful it," helium said. "We expect the maximum punishment for the culprits if it was murder." Seven suspects are successful judicial custody, including North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen's manager Siddhartha Sharma. Four of them were with Zubeen connected the yacht that took him to Lazarus Island.
Over 60 FIRs person been filed crossed Assam successful the case.
