Zubeen Garg’s wife Garima welcomes Assam SIT chargesheet, urges swift justice

Guwahati: Zubeen Garg’s wife, Garima Garg, on Friday welcomed the chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team, which named four individuals in connection with the singer's murder.

Speaking to reporters, Garima said, “The investigation began on the basis of the FIR filed by us against the accused on behalf of our family. The probe proceeded on expected lines for which we are very grateful to the investigating agency.”

She added that the results of the probe were in line with public expectations. “Now everything depends on the judicial process, which we hope will move smoothly. We have faith in our nation’s judiciary and want the guilty to be punished accordingly,” Garima said.

Garima also mentioned that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has indicated that the Chief Justice will be requested for a fast-track court. “We also want the matter to be resolved at the earliest. Our house has been shattered and people are very disturbed that a person like Zubeen Garg could be killed. The people of entire Assam want the guilty to be punished,” she said.

On the participation of Singaporean authorities in the investigation, she stated, “The probe is based on the family’s FIR, and we have full faith in the probe and judiciary.”

The chargesheet filed by the SIT on Friday names four accused in the singer’s murder, including his secretary Siddhartha Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta.

Band members Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and Amritprava Mahanta have also been charged with murder.

In addition, two of Garg’s personal security officers, Nandeswar Bora and Prabin Baishya, have been charged with criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust for allegedly misappropriating funds or property entrusted to them, according to the SIT.