Violence as police transfer accused in Zubeen's death
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Violence broke out outside a district jail in Assam on Wednesday during the transfer of five people arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death, as an agitated mob took part in stone pelting and torched vehicles, prompting police to resort to baton charge and tear-gas shelling to control the situation, officials said.
Several people, including security personnel and journalists, were injured in the violence outside the Baksa district jail, police said.
It was not immediately clear how many vehicles were set afire, but mediapersons at the site claimed three police vehicles and one belonging to a private TV channel were torched.
According to officers, around hundred people had gathered outside the jai...
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