Zubeen's police officer cousin held over death, suspended

SANDIPAN Garg, an Assam Police Service officer and cousin of Zubeen Garg, arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police in connection with the music icon’s death on Wednesday.

- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR @ Guwahati

Over the past five days, Sandipan, a deputy superintendent of police, had been deposing daily before investigators at the CID office. On Wednesday morning, he was arrested shortly after his arrival. He was produced before the court of the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate and sent on a seven-day police remand. He has been suspended.

Sandipan was on the yacht when Garg died under mysterious circumstances while swimming in Singapore on September 19. This was Sandipan’s first trip abroad.