Zubeen Garg's Mortal Remains Reach Guwahati As Fans Gather Outside His Residence For Final Goodbye
Zubeen Garg's body arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport around Saturday midnight from Singapore. It was taken to his residence from the Guwahati airport for his family to pay their respects
The Air India Express flight IX 1197 carrying the mortal remains of singer Zubeen Garg landed at Guwahati airport on Sunday morning. He died in Singapore while swimming in the sea without a life jacket.
The singer's body was taken to his residence from the Guwahati airport, where it will be kept for around one-and-a-half hours for his family members to pay their last respects. Later, it will be shifted to the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex, where it will be kept from 9 AM to 7 PM for people to pay their homage.
VIDEO | Guwahati: Mortal remains of singer Zubeen Garg are being to his residence from the Guwahati airport.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 21, 2025
Popular singer Zubeen Garg's body was flown to Guwahati with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma saying the casket could not be accommodated in any chartered flight… pic.twitter.com/x9orDRGbj0
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma saying the casket could not be accommodated in any chartered flight and is being flown to Guwahati from Delhi on a regular flight.
''The casket carrying the mortal remains of our beloved Zubeen Garg from Singapore was too large to be accommodated in any chartered flight, despite our sustained efforts for over two hours," Sarma said in an X post.
''His mortal remains are now being flown to Guwahati on Air India Express flight IX 1197, which departed at 4:30 am and is currently airborne," he added.
Zubeen Garg's body arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around Saturday midnight from Singapore.
Meanwhile, fans of the singer gathered outside his residence in Guwahati today ahead of the arrival of Zubeen's body.
#WATCH | Assam | Fans of singer Zubeen Garg gather outside his residence in Guwahati following his demise in a scuba accident in Singapore on 19 September.
— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2025
The mortal remains of Zubeen Garg are being brought to Guwahati after they arrived in Delhi earlier today. pic.twitter.com/DAlYnt26tn
Thousands of people also gathered outside the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati since Saturday night ahead of the arrival of the singing icon's body. The singer's wife, Garima Saikia Garg, was also seen arriving at the airport early on Sunday.
A scuffle had also broken out in the night, prompting the police to resort to a mild lathi charge to disperse the crowd.
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