By: PTIGuwahati | Updated: October 5, 2025 04:52 AM IST 3 min readAccording to the highly sensitive document, accessed by PTI, Goswami also claimed that there was a “conspiracy” to portray Garg's death as an accidentIn a shocking claim regarding the death of singer Zubeen Garg, his band member Shekhar Jyoti Goswami, who too was arrested in the case, has alleged that the singer was poisoned by his manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta.Sharma was heard shouting ‘Jabo de, jabo de’ (let him go, let him go) when Garg was gasping for breath, almost drowning in the sea off Singapore, the drummer said in the ‘Detailed Grounds of Arrest’ or remand note of the singer’s manager.According to the highly sensitive document, accessed by PTI, Goswami also claimed that there was a “conspiracy” to portray Garg’s death as an accident.Garg died under mysterious circumstances in Singapore on September 19 while swimming in the sea. He had gone to Singapore to attend the 4th edition of the NorthEast India Festival, organised by Mahanta and his company.Meanwhile, Garg’s wife Garima returned the post-mortem report of her husband to police, saying it is not her “personal document” and investigators will be the best judge to decide if it should be made public.“The witness emphasised that the singer was an expert swimmer… therefore could not have drowned,” the remand note said.“He (Goswami) alleged that Sharma and Mahanta had poisoned the victim and deliberately chosen a foreign venue to conceal their conspiracy. Sharma also instructed him not to share the yacht videos with anyone,” stated the note, signed by SIT member and senior SP Rosie Kalita.Story continues below this adA nine-member SIT is currently probing the death of Garg.“The statement of witness Goswami… stated that prior to Garg’s death, a conspiracy was formulated to portray his death as accidental,” the note said.Asked about Goswami’s claim before police, Garima questioned why he was silent for so long. “If Shekhar had known it, why did he hide it for so long?”“We considered everyone as our own and part of the family like brothers. He always used to say that they are our extended families and we have to think about their families too. We did that only. Now, what has been done to us, did it really happen? The strictest punishment should be given if it really happened,” she said.Story continues below this adQuoting Goswami, the note said Sharma forcibly took control of the yacht, causing it to wobble dangerously in mid-sea. “He (Goswami) also revealed that Sharma instructed Tanmoy Phukan (NRI, member of Assam Association, Singapore) not to arrange drinks, claiming that he alone would provide them,” it added. When Garg was frothing by the mouth and nose, Sharma dismissed it as acid reflux and assured others that there was nothing to worry about “instead of providing necessary medical facilities”, the remand note said. “…he (Sharma) facilitated the early demise of Zubeen Garg,” it added.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Zubeen Garg