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Assam SIT to Meet Singapore Police on Oct. 21 as Baksa Unrest Eases After Jail Transfer in Zubeen Garg Case

Authorities say security has stabilised in Baksa and mobile data remains suspended while investigators pursue formal cooperation with Singapore to collect evidence.

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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
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Overview

  • Five accused were shifted to the newly opened Baksa District Jail after a court sent them to 14-day judicial custody, and protests outside the facility turned violent with stone-pelting and vehicles set on fire before police used batons and tear gas.
  • Prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS are in force around the jail and mobile internet is blocked across Baksa district, with police saying more than 10 people have been detained over the convoy attack.
  • Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the public to trust the courts, met India’s external affairs minister and Singapore’s acting high commissioner, and said an Assam Police team will travel on October 20 for talks in Singapore.
  • Singapore Police previously shared the autopsy report and preliminary findings with India and will meet the Assam SIT, led by ADGP Munna Prasad Gupta, on October 21 under ongoing legal cooperation.
  • Several police personnel and journalists were injured in Wednesday’s clashes, media bodies condemned attacks on reporters, and additional forces have been deployed to keep the area calm.