Chaos at Guwahati Airport, fans waiting for Zubeen Garg’s mortal remains break through barricades

A ruckus broke out outside the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport here on Saturday night as popular singer Zubeen Garg's fans, waiting for his mortal remains to arrive here, suddenly broke barricades and started advancing towards the airport building.

Garg, fondly known as the 'Voice of Assam', died in Singapore on Friday while swimming in the sea without a life jacket. His mortal remains were brought to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around midnight.(PTI)

Police had to resort to baton-charge to control the situation as hundreds of people broke through at least two barricades before being stopped in front of the airport by security forces past midnight, an official said.