By Grace Cyril,News18

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Assamese music legend Zubeen Garg tragically passed away on September 19, 2025, in a scuba diving accident in Singapore. Singapore police rescued him from the sea and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was admitted to the ICU. Despite doctors’ best efforts, Garg could not be saved. He was 52 years old. He had travelled to Singapore to perform at the North East Festival, where he was set to take the stage on September 20.
A video of Zubeen Garg has surfaced on social media, showing him jumping into the sea wearing a life jacket and enjoying himself. Reports suggest that he later returned to the boat, removed the life jacket, and jumped in again, which tragically led to his death.
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Last video of Zubeen. I too am a man broken with grief, just like you. He jumped with a life jacket on. After 1.26 seconds he returned to yacht, took off his life jacket & jumped again. This time, he came back lifeless.#zubeen#Zubeen_Garg #ZubeenGargDeath #zubeengargaccident pic.twitter.com/yttAESC8ey
— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi (@NANDANPRATIM) September 19, 2025

Another video of Zubeen Garg has surfaced online, showing him smiling and singing at a restaurant just a day before his tragic death. The clip, shot at a local eatery, captured him enjoying the moment with another performer. In the video, the Assamese singer took over the stage with his soulful rendition of Tears in Heaven.
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#Watch | Zubeen Garg singing “Tears in Heaven” in Singapore goes viral
Renowned singer Zubeen Garg passed away in Singapore at the age of 52, after falling into the sea during an activity on September 19.
He was rescued by authorities and rushed to a hospital, where he was… pic.twitter.com/ntCcON14vG
— GPlus (@guwahatiplus) September 19, 2025

Following the shocking news of Zubeen Garg’s death, his wife Garima Saikia Garg and other family members were seen breaking down in tears.
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অনাকাংক্ষিত খবৰটোৰ পিছতে কান্দোনত ভাগি পৰিছে গৰিমা শইকীয়া গাৰ্গ। কোনোপধ্যেই মানি ল’ব পৰা নাই এই খবৰ।#asomlive24 #asomlive24digital pic.twitter.com/0puzoeBdQO
— Asom Live 24 (@AsomLive24) September 19, 2025

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Friday, “Zubeen died while swimming without a life jacket,” and added that Singapore authorities will question those who accompanied him during the swim.
He also confirmed that an autopsy is scheduled to be conducted on Saturday.
Zubeen Garg was in Singapore to attend the 4th North East India Festival, where he was scheduled to perform on September 20, 2025. Following his untimely demise, the organisers announced that the event has been cancelled. In a statement shared on Instagram, they expressed grief over the singer’s passing and confirmed the cancellation as a mark of respect.

The statement read, “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. 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.”
It further read, “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.”
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May his soul rest in peace.