India, Oct. 3 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Gauhati High Court has approved the constitution of a judicial commission headed by a sitting judge to probe the death of the state's cultural icon Zubeen Garg in Singapore last month.

"Following our request, the Gauhati High Court has approved the constitution of a judicial commission headed by justice Soumitra Saikia to probe Garg's death. The commission will be constituted on Saturday. I urge all who have some evidence or incidents to share with the commission," Sarma said on Friday during a Facebook live.

Zubeen died on September 19 in Singapore, just a day before he was scheduled to perform at North East India Festival (NEIF) on September 20, an event aime...