<h1>Mob attacks convoy of five accused in cultural figure's death; vehicles burned, police and civilians injured; custody transfer ordered</h1> An agitated crowd attacked and pelted stones at a convoy transporting five accused in the death of a cultural figure to a district jail, setting several vehicles alight and injuring police, journalists and civilians. Law enforcement used lathi-charge and tear gas to disperse the mob; authorities imposed prohibitory orders under applicable public order provisions within a 500-metre perimeter of the jail and suspended mobile data across the district citing risk of inflammatory messaging. The five accused were remanded to judicial custody and ordered transferred to a less crowded facility; an inquiry into property damage, injuries and alleged instigation has been announced.