Baksa (Assam) [India], October 15 (HBTV): The Assam government on Wednesday ordered the temporary suspension of telecom services in Baksa following violent protests outside the district jail earlier in the day.
Vehicles were set on fire and stones were pelted outside the Baksa district jail after five accused in the Zubeen Garg death case were brought to the facility following a Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court order sending them to judicial custody.
Police resorted to mild lathi charge and used tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.
The accused include main event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, suspended APS officer Sandipan Garg, and two PSOs, Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya.
Demanding justice for Zubeen Garg, a large number of people gathered near the district jail, and some among them began pelting stones at vehicles carrying the accused. Several people, including police personnel and journalists, were injured during the unrest.
A police official from Baksa district said that while the situation remains tense, it is under control. The Baksa district administration has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to maintain order near the jail premises.
Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma condemned the violence, calling it ‘very unfortunate’ and warning that political parties were attempting to instigate the public.
‘The incident is very unfortunate... Political parties are trying to instigate the public, which considers Zubeen Garg as its own. This is not in the interest of Assam. This will damage Assam for a long time,’ the Chief Minister said.
‘The manner in which the anti-CAA protest damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state similarly. I appeal to the people—let those with political motives do their work, but the common public should trust the judiciary. Assam Police will complete its investigation within the stipulated time and present all the accused in Zubeen’s case before the court,’ he added.
Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, allegedly while swimming, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast India Festival.
(ANI)