India, Sept. 22 -- Fans of Zubeen Garg reportedly blocked the national highway in Assam's Jorhat for several hours on Sunday demanding his mortal remains be brought to the city where the singer, who died due to drowning in Singapore last week, spent his formative years.

Zubeen Garg died in Singapore while swimming in the sea on Friday, a day before he was scheduled to perform at North East India Festival (NEIF). Zubeen Garg's body was brought to Delhi on Sunday and was received by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The body was later flown to Guwahati, where thousands turned up on the roads to pay their last respects.

Amid demands for cremation in Jorhat or at least bringing the mortal remains one last time there, the Assam chie...