Kharagpur, Nov. 5 :    Kharagpur, Nov. 5:  Notorious crimelord B. Rambabu, the prime accused in the Gautam Chowbey murder case, has been remanded in police custody for two weeks. Thousands of people gathered outside the court before Rambabu was brought in this afternoon. Workers of the Trinamul Congress, which had organised a rally demanding exemplary punishment for the murder accused, also assembled inside the compound. Midnapore police, along with their counterparts from Andhra Pradesh, had arrested Rambabu and six of his associates from Hyderabad on November 1. They were brought to Kharagpur yesterday and produced before the sub-divisional judicial magistrate's court today. The magistrate, P.K. Agarwal, granted the request to remand the accused in police custody. Rambabu, his brother B Srinibas Rao and Sanjay Thakur will be held in the police lock-up of Kharagpur Town police station. The remaining four - Kankar Rao, S Balaraju alias Chhota Srinu, R Chinna and P Krishna Rao - have been remanded in jail custody. They will be presented at the test identification parade to be held shortly. No lawyer appeared in favour of the accused in court. A large contingent of armed policemen was deployed around the court compound and senior district police officials were camping there. Around 3 pm, when the prison van carrying the accused reached the court, a mob gheraoed the van and demanded that Rambabu be handed over to the public. 'We want Rambabu's head,' the crowd shouted. The slogan-shouting continued for about 30 minutes, with protesters blocking the path of the van. Police finally had to resort to a lathicharge to disperse the mob and take the accused inside the court. A group of Trinamul supporters also forced their way in and started abusing Rambabu and his associates. Some even spat and threw shoes at them. The magistrate took two minutes to give his verdict and the accused were quickly whisked out amid tight security. People threw brickbats and stones at the prison van when it was on its way back to the police lock-up. When contacted, Gouri Choubey, Gautam's mother, refused to comment. But another family member said: 'People will surely heave a sigh of relief if Rambabu and his associates are given exemplary punishment.' Rambabu is also wanted for the murder of Gautam's brother Manas. Both brothers were Trinamul leaders. Gautam was killed two months ago while Manas was murdered in 1999.