Baksa, Oct 16: Assam police have claimed that they have evidence of third-party involvement in the violence that erupted outside Baksa District Jail on Wednesday, injuring several demonstrators and police personnel.

Baksa Superintendent of Police Ujjal Pratim Baruah said the protest had initially been intended as peaceful, but certain individuals began pelting stones, provoking the crowd.

“We have proof that a third party instigated the violence. Initially, the protesters had agreed to demonstrate peacefully. However, some individuals later began provoking the crowd,” he said.

Baruah added that the police have identified multiple instigators responsible for inciting the demonstrators.

He also mentioned information about the presence of a personnel from the Indian Army in the crowd, th

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