It has been 25 days since Assam lost its musical heartbeat, Zubeen Garg. Twenty-five days since the waters off Saint John’s Island, Singapore, took him away. Twenty-five days since a family, fans, and an entire state were left searching for answers. And still, his wife, Garima Saikia Garg, does not know why he died.
He was pulled out of the water unconscious. Declared dead. Official cause: drowning. And yet, every day brings more questions than answers.
The Assam SIT has made arrests. Siddhartha Sharma, Zubeen’s manager; Shyamkanu Mahanta, festival organiser; Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, bandmate; Amritprava Mahanta, singer; Sandipan Garg, Zubeen’s cousin; and two personal security officers linked to suspicious bank transactions. 
But arrests are not answers. Headlines do not tell Garima Garg why her husband is gone. They do not explain why ₹1 crore appeared mysteriously in PSO accounts. They do not clarify who allowed negligence or worse to take a life.
Around ₹1 crore flowed into the personal security officers’ accounts. Officials claim it may have been for social work, but the timing, secrecy, and lack of clarity cannot be ignored. The matter is now with the Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate. Yet, no public explanation has been given.
Several Assamese NRIs were reportedly on the yacht when Zubeen Garg died. Their testimonies, phone records, and digital communications could reconstruct the timeline and reveal responsibilities. But questions remain. Shyamkanu Mahanta deleted all his social media accounts before the arrests were made. Why did the Chief Minister wait 12 days after Zubeen died to act?
The Assam SIT still waits for Singapore’s cooperation to question these key witnesses. The family remains in darkness.
Without their statements, first-hand accounts are missing. Safety lapses. Life jackets. Crew competence. Possible foul play. No answers. Every delay prolongs the suffering of Zubeen’s family.
Even with arrests, critical evidence, digital communications, and forensic materials remain inaccessible. Every day of delay adds to Garima’s anguish. The CFSL viscera report has reached Assam. Singapore’s autopsy is in hand. Yet the family does not know the findings. Are there discrepancies? Did drowning alone take his life? Or is there a darker financial, criminal, or deliberate angle?
Garima Garg does not ask for sympathy. She asks for one thing:”We just want to know how he died. Why did it happen? Who is responsible?”
Twenty-five days later, her plea remains unanswered. That is unacceptable.
We have arrests. We have FIRs. We have viscera reports. But the family deserves answers, not excuses. Question every Assamese NRI on that yacht. Explain the ₹1 crore in PSO accounts. Release and reconcile forensic reports. Stop hiding behind international bureaucracy.
Zubeen Garg was more than a celebrity. He was a cultural icon, a husband, a son, a father figure. His death is not a political or bureaucratic game.
Garima Saikia Garg and the family have waited 25 days too long. Every passing day of silence is another day of injustice.
Arrests alone are not justice. Truth, transparency, and accountability demand swift action. Evidence. Clarity. And it starts with questioning everyone on that yacht without delay or obstruction.
25 days. No answers. The family waits. The system must act. Now. As the popular saying goes, ‘Justice delayed is justice denied.
