Ahead of his last rites on Sunday, late singer Zubeen Garg’s wife, producer Garima Saikia Garg, appealed for peace with a video message.

Speaking in Nepali, Garima said, “I am urging everyone — Zubeen is coming home. When he was alive, you showered him with love and blessings, and he loved all of you in return. I hope the last rites for his departure go peacefully.”

The video, shared by India Today Nepal, also saw Garima request fans to refrain from dragging Zubeen’s manager Siddharth Sharma into any conspiracies. Following the singer's death in a scuba diving accident last week, several FIRs were lodged against both Siddharth and the organiser of the music festival Zubeen was scheduled to perform at in Singapore.

“We will all get to see him one last time. Along with Zubeen, Siddharth, who has been like a brother to him from the very beginning, will also be coming,” Garima shared, recalling how Siddharth aided Zubeen’s treatment after he suffered a massive seizure in 2020 and even during the Covid lockdown.

“I request everyone to set aside any negative thoughts about Siddharth. I need all my people around me tomorrow, and I will need his support. I also request that all FIRs filed against Siddharth be withdrawn,” she ended.

On Sunday afternoon, an ocean of fans flooded the streets of Guwahati as Zubeen returned home for the final time. Assam Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma shared pictures of thousands swarming the roads as they followed the singer's last journey. “United in according a farewell to their favourite son. He lived like a king, he is being sent to the heavens like one,” he wrote on X.