Five people died and one person was injured in a firing incident near a hotel in the Ulubari area of Guwahati on Monday night. Guwahati Commissioner of Police Partha Sarathi Mahanta stated that the incident took place at around 9 p.m. at Hotel Bilas Inn in the Bora Service area.
The accused, identified as Ghanakanta Gogoi, was
apprehended within an hour of the incident, and the weapon used was seized. Police launched a scientific and thorough investigation into the matter.
Based on a preliminary investigation,
police suspect the incident stemmed from a property dispute related to the lease agreement of the hotel between the owner's side and the person who had taken the hotel on lease.
Four of the five deceased belonged to the same family, while the fifth person and the injured person were from their village. Officials at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital confirmed that one person was brought dead while another injured person, Satyendra Pathak, was undergoing treatment and is currently stable.
