Violence erupts outside Assam’s Baksa jail as accused in Zubeen Garg death case arrive

Police resorted to lathi charge and tear gas as protesters started pelting stones targeting the vehicles carrying the 5 accused in the singer's case were taken for judicial custody.

Police personnel try to stop as protestors are enraged over the shifting of five accused in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg to the newly-constructed prison in Baksa on 15 October 2025. | ANI

New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condemned the Baksa district jail violence, calling the incident “very unfortunate.”

“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 manner in which anti-CAA protests damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state for a long time too. I appeal to the people – let those who have 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 of Zubeen before the Court,” CM Sarma told reporters.

Violent protests erupted outside Baksa District Jail in Assam’s Baksa district 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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