Zubeen Garg death: Protesters throw stones at vehicles carrying five accused outside Assam jail

Protesters on Wednesday threw stones at vehicles carrying five persons who have been arrested in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, while they were being brought to Assam’s Baksa Central Jail, PTI quoted the police as saying.

After the vehicles entered the jail, the protesters tried to storm the premises, sat at the entrance gate and set vehicles on fire.

This prompted the police to “use force to disperse the crowd”, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh told Scroll.

He added that the situation was brought under control by 6 pm.

Singh said police officers and protesters were injured in the clashes, adding that the authorities will be able to “give [an] exact number of injuries soon”.

Some of the protesters demanded that the persons arrested in the matter be handed over to them, to ensure “justice for Zubeen”, PTI reported.

Following the clashes, prohibitory orders barring assembly of five or more persons within 500 metres of the jail were imposed and mobile internet services were snapped in Baksa district. However, voice calls and broadband connections based on fixed telephone lines will not be restricted, the chief secretary said in a circular.

The district magistrate also prohibited the carrying of lethal weapons, including lathis, daggers, sticks and swords, in the...

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