Tension prevailed outside Baksa Central Jail in Guwahati of Assam on Wednesday after stones were pelted at vehicles carrying five accused, including main organiser of the Singapore event Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg's manager Siddharth Sharma, and his cousin Sandipan Garg, arrested in connection with the murder case of the popular Assamese singer. They were being brought to the prison after the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) sent them to judicial custody.
Demanding justice for Garg, a large number of people were gathered near Baksa district jail, and some among them started pelting stones targeting the vehicles carrying the accused persons to the jail.
#WATCH | Violent protest erupted outside Baksa District Jail in Assam's Baksa district after five accused in Zubeen Garg death case - main event organizer Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg's Manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin Sandipan Garg (suspended APS officer) and two PSOs… pic.twitter.com/Zc5TACcyFw
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Some of the protesters even demanded that the accused be handed over to them.
Although the convoy managed to enter the jail premises, the protesters scuffled with the policemen deployed at the gates as they attempted to breach the cordon, according to news agency PTI.
The protesters failed to heed the request of the policemen to fall back and kept pressing forward, forcing the cops to resort to a lathi-charge.
Tension still prevailed in the area as the mob moved back but was yet to leave the area, according to a police officer.
Senior police officers camped in the area, and security has been heightened in and around the jail premises.
According to media reports, prohibitory orders have been put in place near the prison and in Mushalpur town. RAF personnel have been deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents. |
