India, Jan. 14 -- Singer Zubeen Garg was "severely intoxicated" and had drowned off Lazarus Island after declining a life jacket last September, a Singapore court was told on Wednesday.

Zubeen Garg, 52, died in September last year, a day before he was set to perform at the North East India Festival.

The Assamese singer initially wore a life jacket but removed it and later declined to put on a second one offered to him, the chief investigating officer told the Singapore court during a hearing, Channel News Asia reported.

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