Guwahati shooting: Four of same family killed in hotel firing; accused arrested

Five people killed during shooting in Guwahati, Assam

GUWAHATI: Five people, four of them from same family, were killed and another sustained gunshot injury in a shooting at the hotel owned by the family in Guwahati on Tuesday evening over a suspected property dispute.Within an hour of the incident Guwahati police nabbed the alleged killer, Ghanakanta Gogoi and seized a licensed .32 bore pistol. Police said Gogoi had taken the hotel on lease from the owners last year.The incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn on the city’s busiest arterial road, GS Road at around 9 pm. Police have not yet revealed the identities of the dead.Guwahati Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta “Preliminary investigation and we suspect the incident stemmed from a dispute between the hotel owners and Gogoi over a lease agreement.

Gogoi had taken the hotel on lease last year. The investigation is at an early stage, and all aspects are being examined.”“Four of the dead are from the same family and they are from hotel owners’ side. The fifth dead and the one injured are from the owners’ village,” Mahanta said.

Mahanta said the preliminary findings would be verified before any definitive conclusions were drawn, adding that investigators expected to establish a clearer picture of the incident by Tuesday.”

According to police six persons were shot among who five succumbed. The sixth victim is currently in Guwahati Medical College Hospital. Hospital authorities said the injured Satyen Pathak (42) has a bullet injury in his shoulder and is under treatment.A forensic and scientific investigation is underway, with specialised teams examining the crime scene and collecting evidence. Police said further investigation was being conducted to establish the complete sequence of events and determine the precise circumstances that led to the shooting.