In the letter, the family described Garg as "not only a member of our family but a cultural voice of Assam and India's North-East," adding that his sudden passing left behind a grieving family and millions of followers seeking clarity on the circumstances of his death.
In his letter, Gogoi drew attention to a statement made by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the state Assembly on 24 November, where he claimed that findings of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Assam Police suggested that Garg's death "was a murder." The Chief Minister fur
"If any offence happens outside India and if any Indian citizen is involved in that offence. To start a prosecution against such a person, the prosecution sanction of the Government of India is mandatory under Section 208 of BNSS..." SIT Team Head & Special DGP-CID Munna Prasad Gupta
Zubeen Garg's co-singer Satabdi Borah and two Assamese expatriates from Singapore appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Guwahati on Monday to record their statements in connection with the singer's death.