New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- A sea of people gathered at the Guwahati residence of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who died after a scuba diving accident in Singapore, to pay their final respects on Sunday. The 'Ya Ali' singer's mortal remains arrived in Guwahati earlier today and were received by his wife Garima Saikia.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who went to Delhi to receive Garg's body, said the singer's casket could not fit on a chartered flight and was instead transported from Delhi to Guwahati on a regular commercial flight.

Hundreds of people had gathered outside Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on Saturday to receive Garg's mortal remains. A scuffle broke out among the crowd, prompting police to use a mild l...