Guwahati: The official post-mortem report from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has confirmed that the death of celebrated singer Zubeen Garg was not caused by poisoning.
As reported by Assam Tribune, the forensic examination revealed no traces of poison or toxic substances in his viscera or other body fluids, effectively ruling out any toxicological interference.
The report stated that the cause of death was attributed to drowning, contradicting claims made earlier by Zubeen’s band member, Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, who is among those arrested in connection with the case.
In his “grounds of arrest” notice, Goswami had alleged that Zubeen may have been poisoned by the prime accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta, and the singer’s manager, Siddharth Sharma, a claim that briefly shifted the focus of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case.
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However, the GMCH findings revealed that no evidence of poison or toxins was detected in the viscera samples that were sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in New Delhi for analysis.
The autopsy report also mentioned a few minor external injuries on Zubeen’s body, but sources of the Assam Tribune ruled that these were not sufficient to cause death and did not contribute to it.
The latest post-mortem results from GMCH align with the findings of the first autopsy conducted in Singapore, where Zubeen had died. Singaporean authorities had earlier identified drowning as the cause of death, according to reports from local media.
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