Guwahati Hotel Shooting: Five Killed, One Injured; Accused Arrested
Guwahati Hotel Shooting: Five Killed, One Injured; Accused Arrested
Guwahati, October 27: Guwahati Hotel Shooting left five people dead, including four members of the same family, and another injured after a gunman allegedly opened fire near Hotel Bilas Inn in Assam's Guwahati on Monday night.
The incident occurred around 9 pm on October 26 in the Bora Service area near GS Road. Police arrested the accused, identified as Ghanakanta Gogoi, within an hour of the shooting and recovered a .32-calibre pistol allegedly used in the attack.
According to Guwahati Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta, preliminary investigations suggest that a dispute involving the hotel's lease agreement may have triggered the violence. Gogoi had reportedly taken the property on lease.
Six people sustained gunshot injuries. While initial reports confirmed four deaths, subsequent updates indicated that the death toll had risen to five. The surviving victim, identified as Satyendra Pathak, 42, was undergoing treatment at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the suspected property dispute.
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