Violent protest erupts outside Baksa jail, stones pelted on vehicles carrying accused in Zubeen Garg death case

Violent protests erupted outside Baksa District Jail in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday as the five accused in the Zubeen Garg death case were brought to the jail after a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court sent them to judicial custody.

Violent protests erupted outside Baksa District Jail in Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday as the five accused in the Zubeen Garg death case were brought to the jail after a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court sent them to judicial custody. Police resorted to mild lathi charge and used tear gas shells to control the situation.

Singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19 allegedly while swimming, a day before he was supposed to perform at the Northeast India Festival. The accused include main event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg's Manager Siddharth Sharma, Sandipan Garg (suspended APS officer) and two PSOs, Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya.

Demanding justice for Zubeen Garg, a large number of people gathered near Baksa district jail, and some among them started pelted stones targeting the vehicles carrying the accused. Several people, including police personnel and journalists, were injured.

A police official from Baksa district said that the situation is tense but under control. The Baksa district administration has imposed Section 163 BNSS to control the situation near the district jail. (ANI)

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