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Zubeen Garg’s tragic death has created a shockwave in the country. Days after his demise, Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma has issued a statement clearing the air regarding the ownership of the singer’s vast catalogue and earnings from his creative work. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) recently raided at the manager’s home as part of an ongoing investigation into the death. Amid the difficult time, Sharma wrote an open letter in which he revealed that the majority of Garg’s 38,000 recorded songs are owned by various production houses and companies.

Siddhartha Sharma wrote, “Almost all of Zubeen da’s songs, even the biggest blockbusters, were done before I entered his life. He often lamented how he was shortchanged, with producers and labels earning crores while he received only modest payments. This can be verified with those companies directly.”

In 2021, Zubeen Garg built his ownership over some of his later works by establishing Zubeen Garg Music LLP. In this business entity, Sarma had also partnered.

He continued, “The LLP has generated only a few thousand rupees monthly so far. The entire amount remains in the company account, with no withdrawals. Zubeen da owned 60 per cent of the firm, and I consider it my duty to ensure that his family rightfully inherits this stake.”

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He also denied all the allegations regarding the exploitation of Zubeen’s trust or finances. “These rumours are baseless and deeply hurtful. I have cooperated with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing his death and will continue to do so,” he added.

Sharma concluded, “This is a request from one human being to another. Let the investigation proceed without fear or prejudice. We owe it to Zubeen da’s memory to pursue truth with dignity.”

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Coming back to the raid, SIT raid the premises of Guwahati’s Datalpara residence. As reported by India Today, a team of officials arrived at the premises in the morning of September 25 but waited outside the building for two hours before the search was conducted. When they reached Sharma’s residence, they found it locked. The lock was broken and a search was conducted in the presence of a magistrate. As per reports, Zubeen’s manager and his family have been living in this apartment since 2019. But the neighbours informed that Sharma had been away since the day Zubeen Garg died.