Zubeen Garg cremation: Chaos erupts over mortal remains as Jorhat angle emerges

Guwahati: It’s all happening in Assam around Zubeen Garg’s last rites.

As the chaos erupts, a special medical team from the Anatomy Department of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) is closely monitoring the mortal remains of legendary singer Zubeen Garg, ensuring proper preservation ahead of public homage and his final rites.

The Assam government deployed the team after Zubeen’s body arrived in Guwahati on September 21.

Doctors opened the coffin earlier to clean the body, administer essential medicines, and maintain an optimal temperature.

Officials confirmed that the body is showing early signs of bloating, prompting careful medical attention.

Authorities are also working on measures to maintain the body for fans to pay their respects at the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex in Sarusajai, where thousands of admirers from across the state have gathered.

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Meanwhile, ardent fans of the playback singer blocked the national highway in Jorhat for several hours on Sunday.

Their demand - his mortal remains be brought to the city where the singer, who died due to drowning in Singapore last week, spent his formative years.

In the wake of demands for cremation in Jorhat, or bringing the mortal remains one last time there, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the singer's body was not in a condition to be taken there and again brought back to Guwahati for cremation.

Garg will be cremated on September 23 at Kamarkuchi NC village near Guwahati.