Tension gripped Assam's Baksa district on Wednesday as violent protests broke out outside the District Jail following the arrival of five accused who have been arrested in the death case of legendary singer Zubeen Garg. The unrest began after fans protesting outside the jail attacked the vehicle carrying the five people arrested in the singer's death case, arrived at the prison.

The accused — event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, the singer’s manager Siddharth Sharma, cousin and suspended APS officer Sandipan Garg, and two PSOs, including Nandeswar Bora — were sent to judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate earlier in the day.

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