On the 53rd birth anniversary of Assam’s iconic singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that the Union Home Ministry has granted the mandatory legal sanction required to move forward in the case related to the artiste’s death in Singapore on September 19.  

CM Himanta Sarma made an announcement

Taking to social media, he posted on X that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the sanction under Section 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), enabling investigators to formally proceed against the accused linked to the case.