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Zubeen Garg's fans attack convoy taking accused to Assam's Baksa jail, set police vehicles on fire; several cops injured

Posted on: Oct 15, 2025 16:27 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Zubeen Garg's fans attack convoy taking accused to Assam's Baksa jail, set police vehicles on fire; several cops injured
VIolent protests bust come out exterior Baksa territorial dominion clink in Assam on Wednesday after five accused in the Zubeen Garg death case were brought to the facility following a court order remanding them to judicial custody. Three police vehicles were torched, and several police personnel, along with at least one journalist, were injured in the stone pelting by hundreds of protesters gathered outside the jail. Police resorted to firing in the air, baton charge, and tear gas shelling in an attempt to bring the situation under control.As the convoy carrying the accused reached the jail, a large crowd demanding justice for the late singer gathered at the spot. Tension flared when some protesters began pelting stones at the vehicles transporting the accused, leading to chaos and a heavy police presence to control the situation. Those sent to judicial custody include two prime accused, North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen's manager Siddhartha Sharma, both arrested on October 1. The others are Sandipan Garg, Zubeen’s cousin and a suspended Assam Police Service officer who accompanied him to Singapore; and two of Zu personal security officers, Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya, arrested on October 10.All five were earlier in police custody, where they were interrogated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the singer’s mysterious death. Their police custody ended Wednesday, following which they were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Baksa and sent to judicial custody.

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