Zubeen Garg’s death: Famous singer and songwriter Zubeen Garg died after drowning near Lazarus Island in Singapore in September 2025. He was 52 years old. He had gone to Singapore to attend a yacht party on September 19, just one day before he was supposed to perform at the North East India Festival. During the party, he entered the sea but did not survive. A Singapore coroner court later shared details of what happened that night.
The court heard that Zubeen Garg was drinking heavily during the yacht party. At first, he wore a life jacket when he went near the water. Later, he removed it on his own. When someone offered him another life jacket, he refused to wear it. According to reports shared in court, he was very drunk at that time and was not thinking clearly.
Heavy Drinking
The chief investigating officer told the court that Garg was badly intoxicated. Channel News Asia quoted the officer saying the singer tried to swim back to the yacht but suddenly became weak. He then stopped moving and floated face down in the water. People nearby quickly noticed something was wrong and pulled him out of the sea.
Once he was brought back onto the yacht, people tried to save him. They gave him cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also known as CPR. Even after these efforts, doctors later declared him dead the same day. The autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was drowning. The marks found on his body came from rescue attempts and CPR, not from any attack.
Tests later showed that his blood alcohol level was extremely high. His blood alcohol concentration was 333 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. This level shows severe intoxication and serious loss of body control and reflexes.
Court Findings
During the hearing, the court made it clear that there was no foul play. A news report shared this exact line from the court: “The evidence of several witnesses, provided via their statements to the court, stated that Mr Garg had no suicidal tendencies and that he was not pushed into the water but had jumped in himself for a swim,”. The Singapore police also said they do not suspect any crime in his death.
The court also learned that Zubeen Garg had health problems. He had a history of high blood pressure and epilepsy. His last known epileptic episode happened in 2024. However, the court could not confirm if he had taken his epilepsy medicine on the day of the incident. Witnesses could not clearly say whether he took it or not.
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The yacht captain also spoke in court. He said he gave two safety briefings before people entered the water. He noticed Garg entering the sea again without a life jacket. The captain told the court, “I told his friend that he is drunk, and if he wants to get into the water, he needs to wear a life jacket.” Even after this warning, the tragedy happened.
