Assam Police Wednesday resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse an agitated mob that hurled stones at vehicles carrying five accused arrested in the cultural icon Zubeen Garg’s death case as they were being brought to Baksa Central Jail, police said.

A few people, including a policewoman, were injured and glass panes of vehicles were smashed, while some journalists covering the protests were also hit by stones, a senior officer said.

A large number of protesters gathered outside the prison in the Mussalpur area, and as the convoy of vehicles carrying the accused for being lodged in the prison arrived, they started pelting the vehicles with stones, he said.

Some even demanded that the accused be handed over to the public to ensure justice for Zubeen.

Although the convoy managed to enter t

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