A ruckus broke out outside the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on Saturday (September 20, 2025) night as Zubeen Garg's fans, waiting for his mortal remains to arrive in the Assam capital, broke through barricades and started advancing towards the airport building.
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Similar scenes also unfolded in front of Garg's flat in the Kahilipara area of the city as hundreds gathered there to mourn their beloved artists, blocking the road leading to the apartment block.
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Garg, fondly known as the 'Voice of Assam', died in Singapore on Friday while swimming in the sea without a life jacket. His mortal remains were brought to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around midnight.
