India, Oct. 16 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state cabinet has decided to ask the Gauhati High Court to set up a fast-track court to conduct day-to-day hearings in the Zubeen Garg death case.

Sarma said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case would submit its charge sheet by the end of November or in the first week of December, and the trial would begin. A special public prosecutor will also be appointed for the case to ensure a swift and transparent trial, he said.

The SIT, formed after Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore on September 19, has arrested seven people, including the singer's cousin and a senior Assam Police officer.

Sarma said the Assam government had earlier appealed to the S...