On Monday night, around 9 pm, a shooting incident occurred at Hotel Bilas Inn in the Bora Service area of Guwahati. A man opened fire inside the hotel premises, resulting in six people sustaining gunshot wounds. Five of the injured later succumbed to their injuries, while one person is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in the city.
Police quickly responded to the scene and identified the accused as Ghanakanta Gogoi, who had taken the hotel on lease. He was arrested within an hour of the incident from a nearby area. A .32-bore licensed pistol, believed to have been used in the firing, was recovered from him.
Guwahati Police Commissioner Partha Sarathi Mahanta informed the media that preliminary investigation points to a property dispute related to the lease agreement of the hotel as the possible trigger for the incident. He confirmed that all the victims were associated with the owner of the hotel.
Police have stated that a thorough investigation is in progress to establish the complete sequence of events and other related aspects of the case. Further details are awaited as the probe continues.