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Tensions flare as Zubeen case accused attacked at Basha jail
The Statesman Kolkata
|October 16, 2025
The surroundings of the Baksa District Jail turned volatile as five individuals accused in the mysterious death of singer Zubeen Garg - including Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma - were escorted into the facility under heavy police protection.
A large police convoy arrived at the jail under tight security. However, as the vehicles approached the entrance, a crowd of enraged locals began hurling stones and other objects at the convoy.
This story is from the October 16, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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