By Tanmayi Savadi

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Renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died at the age of 52 in Singapore after falling into the sea during an adventure activity. He was the Cultural Brand Ambassador of the 4th North East India Festival and had a live performance scheduled for September 20. Now, the festival has been cancelled. Last performance Hours after the news of Zubeen’s death broke, a video from his performance at a party on Thursday, September 18, went viral on social media. The clip was taken at a restaurant where he was seen with another performer. In another viral video, the Assamese singer took over the stage with his rendition of Tears In Heaven. ALSO READ: Zubeen Garg Death: Singapore Event Cancelled; Manager’s Statement Claims Team Didn’t Know Of Singer’s ‘Yacht Visit’ Before Accident Zubeen Garg death Sanjivee Narayan, CMD of Prag News, who was also part of the Northeast delegation attending the event in Singapore, told Times Now that Zubeen was rushed to Singapore General Hospital. His team members attempted CPR to revive him, but the singer was declared dead on reaching the hospital. His body has been sent for an autopsy. According to Narayan, Zubeen’s mortal remains are expected to reach Assam on Saturday. Management team’s first statement Shyamkanu Mahanta, the manager of Zubeen’s event in Singapore, issued a statement. The team stated, “With profound grief, we share the heartbreaking news that our beloved icon, Zubeen Garg, passed away today at Singapore General Hospital around 2:30 PM. Zubeen had arrived in Singapore just the day before yesterday. He was scheduled to be with us at the festival tomorrow, meeting and interacting with people.” The statement further read, “Earlier today, our entire team was engaged in a business meeting with senior Singaporean industrialists and policymakers at the Shangri-La Hotel to facilitate investments in Northeast India. During the meeting, we received a call from Zubeen’s manager informing us that he had met with an accident and had been rushed to Singapore General Hospital. We later learned that a few members of the local Assamese community had taken him on a yacht visit, of which we had no prior knowledge. On receiving the news, our team rushed immediately to the hospital and has since been working closely with the High Commission to complete the necessary procedures. This is a monumental loss, and words cannot express the depth of our grief. In light of this tragedy, we are cancelling the event. We are devastated and pray for the departed soul of Zubeen Garg. Om Shanti.” Zubeen gave numerous chartbusters in Assamese and Bengali. His popular Bollywood song, Ya Ali, from the film Gangster, is still a part of playlists.