Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:33pm on 19 Sep 2025,Friday India
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said singer Zubeen Garg died while swimming without a life jacket in Singapore. The 52-year-old singer was on a cruise with friends when he fell into the sea during scuba diving. He was rushed to a hospital but suffered a heart attack and died at 1:10 pm IST on Friday. Garg was in Singapore for the North East India Festival and was to perform on September 20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death, calling it a “huge loss to music.” His post-mortem will be conducted on Saturday, officials confirmed. (PC: HT)
